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Scientific Name - Panthera Tigris Tigris

The White Tiger is also commonly referred to as the Bengal Tiger.  The White Tiger is about 7 - 8 feet in length, with females weighing between 221 - 353 pounds and males weighing between 419 - 569 pounds.    Only these tigers have the double recessive gene which causes their white colouring.  White tigers are not albino. The White Tiger is a solitary animal with the male and female only coming together at mating season, when sharing a kill or sharing the same watering holes.  The White Tiger is an expectional hunter and although they can swim very well they are poor climbers.  The use their stealth to catch their prey as they are not particularly fast runners and choose to hunt mainly at night.  They have a wide range of prey ranging from deer, pigs, Buffalo, Antelope and cattle to frogs and fish.  They are located to the Mainland of Southeastern Asia and in central and southern India, living in grassy or swampy areas.  Their litters range from one to six cubs, which stay with their mother until their second year.  During this time they are learning all the skills they need to become successful hunters, as soon as 8 weeks of age they will be joining their mother hunting, at 6 months they learn the art of killing prey themselves and by the time they leave their mother they can fend for themselves. Unfortunately, because of their beautiful coats they are extremely valuable to poaches and although 'protected' their numbers are still reducing each year.

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