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Panthera tigris tigris
White variety of Bengal Tiger. The white tiger is a recessive mutant of the Bengal tiger, which was reported in the wild from time to time in Assam, Bengal, Bihar and especially from the former State of Rewa. A white tiger is caused by the homozygous occurrence of a recessive allele in the genome. Estimations show that around one in 15,000 wild Bengal tiger births will result in a white tiger.
White Tiger diving into water at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA.
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Rawr....
Beautiful picture
Oh my Gosh!!!!! That is awesome!!!!!!!!
Oh my god,you scared me
A (very old picture, 2003) of a animal in captivity, in an Amusement Park would hardly have my admiration. I have tears of sadness for the animal and anger for the people responsible.....
Stunning!
Wow, great picture!!!
Great picture! It's at some sort of zoo, right?
Oh my gosh! You're an amazing photographer! Great pic!
Awesome spotting!
scary!
Amazing spotting!
Gorgeous and scary!
amazing picture!
Great catch, Donna!! :-)))
Oh. My. God. What an incredible picture!!!!!
The white tiger is not a mutation. White tigers are born due to a recessive gene that Bengal tigers have.
awesome cool
awsome
These are at an underwater viewing area at what use to be called Marine World in Vallejo. It is now called Six Flags. You can see other photos online where visitors took pictures of the Bengal and the White Bengals during feeding time.
But this is a fantastic shot taken by Donna.
This is a first class photo, congratulations!
It looks good, amazing, and cool
shuch a wonderful shot !
Wow, great shot, Donna!
That is a stunning shot! thanks for sharing this magnificient photo