Tigers can also be black with tan stripes, all white (albino), or white and tan. In some zoos, there may be “white tigers.” These tigers are not albino but rather the white-and-tan color ...

The white tiger isn’t a true albino since it still has black pigment in its stripes and eyes. Instead, Robinson thought that it carries chinchilla—a version of the TYR gene that only removes ...

They should not be bred and allowed to go extinct, he writes. The white tiger isn't an albino. It isn't a separate species. It's just a regular tiger that has two extremely rare recessive genes.

Last year, seven rare albino alligators were stolen from a zoo in Brazil. They were said to be worth $10,000 each. White tigers have been hunted to such a degree that they are effectively extinct ...

Bangladesh's first-ever white tiger cub, also known as albino, has been doing well since its birth at the Chittagong Zoo. The female cub is yet to be named. Bengal tigers Raj and Pori gave birth to ...

White tigers have been reported predominantly from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. “The animal is not an albino or white tiger per se, but they are very rare, and Belinda Wright said she had last seen one ...

The American Zoological Association (AZA) banned the breeding of white tigers, albino lions or any animal with genetic aberrations in 2008. AZA-accredited zoos too do not breed or encourage ...