![]() ![]() In captivity the tiger parents are inbred and only produce one white cub for every 30 born. The white coat is caused by a double recessive gene that occurs in perhaps one out of 10,000 tigers in the wild. White tiger popularity also gave birth to a breeding binge that emerged from the zoo system into the backyards of animal breeders who constantly tried to breed more white tigers. This led generations of Americans to believe that a tiger is no longer a wild animal but a performing pet. ![]() Siegfried and Roy became the highest grossing act in the history of Las Vegas, performing for 25 years to sold-out audiences. White tigers became their signature animal and established the market value for white tiger cubs with black stripes at $30,000 and pure white tigers (no stripes) at $100,000. The Cincinnati Zoo acquired her and began their own white tiger breeding program. In 1983 Siegfried and Roy purchased 3 white cubs including the first pure white (without stripes) cub for their Las Vegas act from the zoo. Mohini, one of that first litter of white tigers, was bought by an American businessman and given to the National Zoo in Washington D.C.Īfter a visit with President Eisenhower and a well-publicized country-wide tour, Mohini became a celebrity. In 1958 Mohan was bred to one of his daughters and the first litter of white tigers was born in captivity. He was given to the Maharajah of Rewa who named him Mohan and began a breeding program to create more white tigers. In 1951 a white tiger cub was captured in India after his mother and three orange siblings were killed. The name was invented to attract people to a nightclub performance in Las Vegas. There is no such species as the Royal White Bengal Tiger. ![]()
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