A white Bengal tiger cub has been discovered in raid on villa in Silivri district in Istanbul. Rare animal banned from ownership in It was Turkey in Residence of Foreigner national MS, along with macaques;
Gendarmerie forces and officials of the local branch of Directorate of National Parks confiscated two animals after visiting house Follow advice-off. The cub has been placed in Care of The national The parks authority that oversees wildlife conservation areas in The city. The suspect was “subject to criminal authorities said. Property of Such strange animals, especially those with Endangered, punishable with fines in Country.
The cub and macaques will be sent to the zoo in Gaziantep in southern Turkey. They are temporarily housed in a wildlife park and zoo in Polonizkoy in Istanbul. Jim Sanli, that official From the Polonezkoye Zoo, very rare white tigers said, “Maybe one in 10,000 cubs.” Sanli told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the cub would do so soon It is delivered to the other zoo that was more experience in Deal with these wild animals. He’s about four or five months old and broke up with him mother. Looks like he’s being bottle fed and that’s possible cause some health problemsDon is.
Sanli said the white Bengal tigers can’t survive for long in The wilderness as its distinctive color prevents it from camouflaging properly to hunt prey. “Most white tigers in Families, and they are really rare. as much as I am knowThere is no other white tiger in Turkey, he said.
White tigers are born with A genetic mutation known as leucism, which also It infects some other animals including birds, and causes drop in pigmentation; Preservation group The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) describes white tigers as a “genetic anomaly”, with Nothing is known in wild. There are several dozen in families around world. White tigers are Bengal tigers parents She carries a recessive gene, according to the nonprofit Wildcat Sanctuary in Minnesota, which helps and teach cats. They are not albinos or a separate species. Some parks and zoos mating white tigers, according to rarity more visitors, although this is often in cost of Other genetic abnormalities, according to the structure website.
Asian big Cats endangered by the International Federation for keep of temper nature. WWF says About 3900 tigers remain in wild, ‘but so much more work To protect this species if we want to secure it future in wild”.
“In some areas including many of Southeast Asia, tigers still in crisis and declining in WWF . number website says.
