(Panthera tigris)
of Adult:
Length: 7 to 10 feet (head to tip of tail)
White tigers originate from Bengal Tigers, they are not albinos and they are not a separate subspecies of tigers. They have blue eyes, a pink nose, and white fur covered with chocolate colored stripes. White tigers are born to tigers that carry the unusual gene needed for white coloring. Wild white tigers are very rare, because their beautiful white coats provide poor camouflage, making them easily spotted by prey.
The Bengal Tiger is one of the largest cats in the world, second only to its cousin, the Siberian tiger.
Tigers, like all cats excluding lions, tend to live solitarily. Each tiger controls its own territory around 5-30 square miles. In this territory, other tigers are usually not allowed. However, the territory of a male tends to overlap the territories of a few females. Tigers
mark their territory through a number of ways. Tigers will often scratch their scent into trees. Another way for the tiger to declare their territory is to urinate on the trees throughout the territory. The urine is combined with scent secretions from scent glands located in the posterior region of the tiger.
