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Forest Splendour (Stephen Gayford's private originals collection)
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White tigers are very rarely found in the wild. In about 100 yeas only 12 white tigers have been seen in the wild in India. They are almost extinct and are mostly living in captivity. This specific tiger is neither an albino nor a separate subspecies of the tiger. They are beautifully white coloured and have black or brown stripes. They have piercing blue eyes and a pink nose. The white tiger is born to a Bengal tiger that has the gene needed for white colouring. A pure white tiger has no stripes and are totally white. The striking white coat is caused by a recessive gene, and only turns up naturally about once in every 10,000 births. Amazingly, the Bengal tiger is the only subspecies in which it seems to happen. As beautiful as it may look, life as a white tiger can't be easy when your life depends on being able to disappear into and keep a low profile when stalking through the dappled light of the jungle. Tigers usually have a territory from about 10 to 30 square miles where there is enough prey, cover, shelter and water to support them. The suitability of a territory depends on the amount of prey that is available. The more concentrated the prey the smaller an area a tiger needs to survive. White tigers in the wild live to be about 10 to 15 years while tigers in zoos usually live between 16 and 20 years.

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12" x 13.5"
(305 x 345mm)

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