Kamla Nehru Zoological Museum will receive a white tiger from Nandan Kanan, Odisha on Wednesday.
City zoo is all set with the enclosure being built for tigers. Black Tigers are, like White Tigers, not a unique subspecies. Rather, they are Bengal Tigers with what is known as pseudo-melanism. Pure melanism refers to a large amount of black pigmentation of the hair / fur / feathers, eyes, and so on.
City zoo in-charge Dr Uttam Yadav said that soon the visiters of the city will be able to see the black tiger. It has white stripes on its body.
The white coloured stripes on the tiger cause genetic error. This rare species of tiger is found only in Odisha in India.
The 2020 tiger census report states that the number of black-striped tigers is declining at a rapid pace.
City zoo authorities have also sent a proposal to acquire a melanistic tiger, and a king cobra before the corona pandemic. Work is underway to add more than five animal species including some exotic ones to its population within the next three to four months.
“We have already sent proposals to Hyderabad, and Trivandrum for exchange of a pair of white tigers with some of our zoo inmates. A similar proposal has also been sent to Bilaspur zoo, as they also have an extra of white tiger,” said Yadav.
“A king cobra is also expected to be acquired from Bangalore to be housed at Indore zoo’s new snake house,” added Yadav. He added that population of these tigers is extremely low.
City zoo is all set with the enclosure being built for tigers. Black Tigers are, like White Tigers, not a unique subspecies. Rather, they are Bengal Tigers with what is known as pseudo-melanism. Pure melanism refers to a large amount of black pigmentation of the hair / fur / feathers, eyes, and so on.
City zoo in-charge Dr Uttam Yadav said that soon the visiters of the city will be able to see the black tiger. It has white stripes on its body.
The white coloured stripes on the tiger cause genetic error. This rare species of tiger is found only in Odisha in India.
The 2020 tiger census report states that the number of black-striped tigers is declining at a rapid pace.
City zoo authorities have also sent a proposal to acquire a melanistic tiger, and a king cobra before the corona pandemic. Work is underway to add more than five animal species including some exotic ones to its population within the next three to four months.
“We have already sent proposals to Hyderabad, and Trivandrum for exchange of a pair of white tigers with some of our zoo inmates. A similar proposal has also been sent to Bilaspur zoo, as they also have an extra of white tiger,” said Yadav.
“A king cobra is also expected to be acquired from Bangalore to be housed at Indore zoo’s new snake house,” added Yadav. He added that population of these tigers is extremely low.