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White Tiger
Soha is the male White Tiger of La Flèche Zoo Park, La Flèche, France
The White Tiger, also known as the White Bengal Tiger, is a pigmentation variant and a subspecies of Tiger, found throughout the Indian subcontinent.
Over the past couple of centuries the White Tiger has become even rarer in the wild due to trophy hunting or capture for the exotic pet trade, with there having been no recorded sightings of these elusive predators for the past 50 years.
Today, the White Tiger can still be found in a handful of zoos and animal sanctuaries around the world with these large and beautiful felines often being the star attraction.
Mohan, the last recorded white tiger born in the wild, was the founding father of the white tigers. He was captured as a cub in 1951 by Maharaja of Rewa. In 1953, Mohan was bred to a normal-coloured wild tigress called Begum "royal consort", which produced orange cubs. Mohan was then bred to his daughter Radha (who carried the white gene inherited from her father) with success.
Mohan was featured in the National Geographic documentary "Great Zoos Of The World" in 1970. He died aged almost 20, and was laid to rest with Hindu rites as the palace staff observed official mourning.
White Tiger
Soha is the male White Tiger of La Flèche Zoo Park, La Flèche, France
The White Tiger, also known as the White Bengal Tiger, is a pigmentation variant and a subspecies of Tiger, found throughout the Indian subcontinent.
Over the past couple of centuries the White Tiger has become even rarer in the wild due to trophy hunting or capture for the exotic pet trade, with there having been no recorded sightings of these elusive predators for the past 50 years.
Today, the White Tiger can still be found in a handful of zoos and animal sanctuaries around the world with these large and beautiful felines often being the star attraction.
Mohan, the last recorded white tiger born in the wild, was the founding father of the white tigers. He was captured as a cub in 1951 by Maharaja of Rewa. In 1953, Mohan was bred to a normal-coloured wild tigress called Begum "royal consort", which produced orange cubs. Mohan was then bred to his daughter Radha (who carried the white gene inherited from her father) with success.
Mohan was featured in the National Geographic documentary "Great Zoos Of The World" in 1970. He died aged almost 20, and was laid to rest with Hindu rites as the palace staff observed official mourning.