Rare White Bengal Tiger Cub Born

An extremely rare white Bengal tiger cub has been discovered at a South African conservation center near Cape Town, according to the Daily Mail.

The tiger cub is one of just twenty white tigers in the world today who do not have the distinctive tiger's stripes in their coat.

The cub, Fareeda, was born on Christmas Day, but keepers had to wait for her to grow to judge whether or not she was really without stripes, reports the Xinhua News Agency.

Fareeda's keeper, Odetter Claasen, was quoted in the Daily Mail saying, "She has a lovely nature and loves playing with her brothers and sisters, although she has nipped me a few times when she wants a feed."

White Bengal tigers used to inhabit Northern India before dying out in the region, and now is only foud in captivity.

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Comments

[stagebandman]

I think tigers are one of the most beautiful creatures on Earth. And these are even more so. What a shame that man has been such an enemy. Hopefully, we have wised up. The thought that future generations would be unable to share the world with these regal creatures saddens me.

[TigersEye]

I agree.

[Bluejay00234]

So beautiful. I wish they were the type of animals that could be domesticated, I bet they feel so soft.

[Open eyes]

It's so sad that man kind ki.lled this beautiful species almost to the point of extinction. They now only live in captivity, which means that there gene pool is probably very low, so they will probably be extinct soon. They are so beautiful it will be a tremendous loss

[Suzanne525]

Totally agree. I just love cats of all sizes, and animals in general.

Why are we called 'mankind' when we are anything but??

[judiNJ]

Pretty, pretty, pretty. One of nature's gifts to us.

[onalimb]

Thank you for the natural beauty Mother Nature.

[PWM]

Beautiful.

[muadibe]

Absolutely.

[Pigeon2]

Ditto!

[Bebesgal]

So beautiful.