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Animal of the Week: White Tiger

White tigers are very rarely found in the wild. In about 100 years, only 12 white tigers have been seen in the wild in India. They are almost extinct and most of the ones living are in captivity, mostly in zoos.

Facts about the White Tiger:

It is a good swimmer, but a very poor climber.
It may be a slow runner, but it is stealthy enough to catch any prey in its sight.
Because it is a solitary animal, it hunts mostly at night.

White tigers occur when inbreeding (breeding between close relatives) — usually between parents and cubs — produces offspring which have problematic DNA. Such inbreeding often lead to birth defects and early death for these tigers.

However, certain zoos and animal breeders still practise inbreeding among tigers in order to produce white tiger cubs since these animals are very popular.

The white tiger in the picture on the right has a birth defect that has made his face deformed. Hence he does not look normal.

Despite knowing that white tigers may have many health problems and die young, some people still continue to breed white tigers. They do so mainly for money since these tigers can attract crowds. What is your opinion about the breeding of white tigers? Should it continue? What should be done?

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Miss Ho stepped on your garbage at 7:07 pm

2 Comments:

the tiger is cute and interesting

By Anonymous, at 6:01 pm

are the 2 tigers the same????
D first 1 is cute but not d second (HA!!!)

By Anonymous, at 5:27 pm

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