White Bengal Tiger by tennesseecowgirl

Photography • Animals • posted on Dec 01, 2009

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This is Kali, she is a white Bengal Tiger, below are some facts about white tigers. Bengal tigers are also called Indian tigers, they are more numerous in population than any other tiger subspecies. They were killed as a part of sport carried out by Indian and British royalties. Their number declined at a fast rate. They are one of the only two species of cats that like water. At full running speed they reach speeds of up to 40 miles per hour. They do not possess great stamina. The average tiger sleeps between 16 to 18 hours per day. Royal, majestic and beautiful, the white Bengal tigers (Panthera Tigris) are slowly depleting in their numbers. The unusual coloration of the white Bengal tiger is what makes them very popular at most zoos as well. These white tigers are also known to be solitary animals. Such white tigers are mostly found on the mainland of Southeastern Asia and the in central and southern parts of India. Sadly, although there were around 8 subspecies of this kind, today, with the result of poaching, only four such species are exist. All white Bengal tigers are the descendants of four cubs of a white tiger originally killed in India. The tigers now in the exhibit first came to the zoo as cubs. They were preceded by a female tiger named Neela, who lived at the zoo until her death at the age of 18. Kali can be seen at the Knoxville zoo, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Did you know? A tiger's roar can be heard as far as two miles away. Dang that would keep me up at night . lol Thanks to you all for your visits and remarks on my Red Panda photo yesterday, I appreciate all your comments and advice.

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Comments (98)

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brycek

4:12PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Gorgeous capture and facts..beautiful tiger!!

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traceyjane

4:12PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

wonderful capture

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drifterlee

4:21PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Gorgeous cat!

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orig_buggy

4:22PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

he is soooo pretty!!

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emmecielle

4:29PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Beautiful and majestic tiger! Magnificent shot! :)

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anitalee

4:37PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Beautiful

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junilau

4:38PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Absolment superbe il est majestueux

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goodoleboy

4:43PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Sterling capture and narrative in this upload, Lynell! A lovely cat, and looks like a stuffed animal for some reason or another. Perhaps because all that fur hides its body definition.

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Blush

4:49PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Stellar capture Hugs Susan~

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kbrog

4:51PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Beautiful shot of an awesome cat. :)

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lior

4:54PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

So gorgeous: the top!

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onelikegod

4:55PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

BEAUTIFUL PHOTO. WHICH ZOO?

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flavia49

4:57PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

WOW!!! superb!!!!

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KataPan

5:08PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

So dignified tiger!!! Wonderful capture!!!

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mermaid

5:11PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

she is a beauty and your shotjust gorgeous!

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ironsoul

5:14PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Beautiful shot - white markings not very good for hunting I read somewhere.

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mgtcs

5:14PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Absolutely wonderful, majestic animal, love it! 10+

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Franzjoseph

5:31PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Gotta be the most gorgeous pussy cat ever! (along with the Snow Leopard). Beautiful.

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eekdog

5:32PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

wonderful capture, love these beautiful animals. have a few shots myself of white bengals from our zoo.

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Hubba1

6:01PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Beautiful animal! Very cool shot :)

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kftate

6:03PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Gorgeous cat and beautiful capture! Well done.

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Faemike55

6:05PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Wonderful portrait and interesting information

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magnus073

6:06PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Lynell this is such a wonderful pic of this majestic tiger, you really did great and I enjoyed the history so much

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MOSKETON

6:11PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

fantastica imagen, felicidades, me encanta.

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mbz2662

6:41PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Isn't she gorgeous~ Wonderful shot.

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wysiwig

6:43PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Excellent picture of this magnificent animal. The only shots I would take are with a camera.

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mickeyrony

7:10PM | Tue, 01 December 2009

Still superb my Beautiful these animals in the process of disappearance soon will be the lust of a glance as on video seeing them as in life. Thank you my Beautiful for your gratitudes for these animals ((5++)) Encore superbe ma Belle ces animaux en voie de disparition Bientôt se sera la luxure d'un regard comme sur un video pour les voir comme en vie .Merci ma Belle de tes gratitudes pour ces animaux ((5++))

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