White Bengal Tiger by tennesseecowgirl
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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)
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
moochagoo
A beautiful animal. Superb !
carlx
Amazing portrait!!!
Miska7
Great tiger! Excellent capture!
sandra46
AWESOME
zoren
grrreat!!!!
frankie96
Don't mess with that kitty...
Tom42
wow, awesome shot of gorgeous tiger. really capture beauty and power of the tiger:)
praep
They are great. I saw some in my last year vacations. Great shot.
MagikUnicorn
Marvelous white Tiger
dragonmuse
Wonderful shot.. and fascinating info.
A_Sunbeam
Beautiful creature.
OrphanedSoul
What a gorgeous creature!
bmac62
Not only beautiful but if you had one of these you wouldn't need a burglar alarm would you? Your photos, always good, appear to have come up yet another notch. I'm proud of you, tennesseeDSLRgirl:-)))
adrie
Wow i love tigers excellent photoshot.
artistheat
Beautiful Shot:)
Thalyra
Wowwwww Amazing!!!!
0rest4wicked
Enjoyed your narrative and the image is stunning. Have a white tiger that runs my left arm, shoulder to elbow.
bakapo
oh, she's beautiful!!!
magichild2
Fantastic caputure of this beautiful cat
johnabutler2
That's one happy cat!
DMWVCS
God makes some pretty MAGNIFICENT creatures!!! David
Minda
beautiful!!
Grizabella
What a beautiful big cat, brilliant shot!
kasalin
Wonderful and a very great capture !!! Hugs Karin:)
myrrhluz
I love big cats! Well all cats really. When my younger son was about 9 yrs old, we went to an animal santuary. There were several of us and he was the smallest. They told us how cats would mark out the smallest prey animal and sure enough they were eyeing James. I pulled him a little closer at that point. Beautiful capture and very interesting information!
KatesFriend
She really is magnificent. I've always loved tigers.
jif3d
Majestic looking beastie, but I'm kinda expecting Sigfried and Roy to be lurking in the background somewhere ! Super capture and thanx for the Birthday wishes ! Well done & ~Cheers~
sirvictor
veru impresive photo. Beautiful cat
mariogiannecchini
Beautiful and majestic tiger! Magnificent shot! :)