Namaste by Punaguy
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Description
Located on the "Big Island" of Hawaii, this 12 acre zoo is the only tropical rainforest zoo in the United States. It is home to more than 80 animal species including the endangered Nene (Hawaii State Bird) and Namaste', a white Bengal Tiger.
Namaste` is a male Bengal (Indian) tiger. His ancestors were found in the forests of Rewa in central India. All of the 250 or so captive white tigers are descended from Mohan, a wild white Bengal tiger caught by the Maharaja of Rewa in 1951.
Namaste's striking white coat and crossed blue eyes are due to the expression of recessive genes. He was hand-raised in Las Vegas and donated to the zoo by a magician, Dirk Arthur, who was impressed with our world-class one-acre tiger enclosure. "Namaste" is an Sanskrit word that is loosely translated as "Aloha".
Namaste was born on September 30, 1998 and arrived in Hilo April 16, 1999. He was 7 months old and weighed 80 pounds. He was held in his night house in quarantine until August 14, 1999. The life span of tigers in captivity is 15 to 20 years. Sexual maturity is reached at age 3 to 4 years. Namaste's weight now is over 500 pounds. His diet consists of 3 whole chickens, 10 lb. meat, ground bone and vitamins per day.
Aloha to everyone and thanks for having a peek!
Comments (34)
Zacko
OH MY GOD MAN!!! You just captured the most beautiful animal in the world!!!! What an amazingly magnificent and majestic creature that is...and like i said...CAPTURED (by cam i mean) TO PERFECTION!!! WOOOOOW!!! Even gonna be so bold to vote outloud, lol. VOTE!!! Have a splendid weekend #:o) ....pssst...you sure put my cat to shame with that one, LOL.
kennyliu
Cool expression capture!
sharky_
Beautiful white Bengal Tiger. Aloha
thevolunteer
Purrrfect pose for this beautiful animal. I just love tigers. Aloha
DELMUR
beautifull tiger! in fact, it's an albinos tiger!
kimariehere
stunning White bangal TIGER!!!!!!!!!! WOW THAT expresssion ... so calm and relaxed and sweet!! FANTASTIC SHOT AND CAPTURE... awesome beauty in this big cat.. wonderful work!...AMAZING PHOTGRAPHY!!
MaydaMason
every time that i was go to my city zoo... this animal was always sleepin' :(((( so i've never seen him for real... you've do a wonderful capture!
jimry
that's one shot you got of him there Dave!...a fine beast indeed:)
Lary
Stunning capture with a very beautiful exemplare of white tiger...superb portrait!!! :)
Ringwraith
Wonderful, WONDERFUL, cat. So much power...
KiwiMiss
Excellent timed capture here! Looks like he's just had a drink. Excellent work v
cricounette
Hou la la quelle merveilleuse photo !! on le dirait doux comme un agneau on a envie de le caresser !!!
Enmos
Impressive animal and gorgeous capture !! You really captured his esscence i think, superb !! :o)
marcfx
Have you anymore of this beautiful animal, my daughter loves the whites.........lovely capture Dave, well done....Aloha!
chrysalide
Wov, excellent portrait with nice pose. have a good day
deannemart
You should make this into a poster, Dave! It's spectacular!!! A fabulous capture of this rare tiger :)
ebsmooth
absolutely gorgeous!!! i'd like to do some shooting at my city's zoo but it's kind of a dump...lol!!! fantastic capture!!!
Tedz
Such a Big Cat....fabulous!
TwoPynts
Bengal tigers are so beautiful and you do the animal justice here, truly. Thanks for the info too!
soulofharmony
oh my gosh its absolutely beautiful.. awesome markings and so handsome.. beautiful natural p'graphy... hugs love it..:)..)))
wastl001
Strange how certain animals again and again attract people. This sure is one of them. Great shot on a great animal. Very well done!
pm_hackworth
Excellent and VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!
cynlee
super close up! :} powerful jaws
chantal-france
Thanks for this beautiful story and shot :)) this white tiger is a marvel!!! and you captured its portrait in such a beautiful way!! Superb :))
sossy
what a perfect portrait of this wild white tiger! very characteristic and simply majestic! ;o)
jcv2
Incredible colors, never seen before tigers being so white! Impressive shot of this majestic predator!
nongo
Looks like he was smiling for the camera, excellent image and info!!!!!
logiloglu
wow, great expression. an impressive portrait. excellent done,David. #:O)
Akinom
What a wonderful specimen! Incredible colours!
mps
Great shot. Wonderful expression very well captured. Thanks for sharing. Vote