White+Tiger+Genetics

[|White Tiger Genetics] White Tiger Genetics White Tigers can only exist in captivity by breeding within the family (mother to son, brother to sister). The white color they have comes from a double recessive gene and needs to be carried on throughout the family and so on. The white color is a big disadvantage to survival and there has not yet been a recording of a white tiger cub making it into the wild as an adult. Today, there are probably no purebred white tiger’s OR non-white. They all carry some of the white tiger gene. White Tigers are surprisingly used as pets. Not all states allow people to have tigers as pets, but some states do; which include Texas and Alabama. In states that are not permitted to have these animals, many people hide them and shove them into cages that are too small. An interesting fact about White Tigers is that they are always cross-eyed; whether you can see it or not. The gene that causes them to be white also causes the optic nerve to be wired on the wrong side of the brain.

Ashley Andrews