White tigers Jonica Farrell
White fur black stripes White tigers are majestic and beautiful! But, have you thought why white tigers are “white?” Well, white tigers have a lack of pigment in their skin which causes their fur to turn white. They have a name for the lack of pigment which is called “ Peomelanin!” Sense white tigers have a condition that makes them di ff erent than real tigers the conditions causes the birth of a white tiger to have problems. One of the problems is the optic nerve, the optic nerve is on the wrong side of the brain so this causes all tigers to be cross eyed. There is only 1-32 white tigers to be born the right way with no health problems, so most of the white tigers are going to be born with a health issue.
Born with the Genetics Have you ever heard of Genetics? White tigers have Genetics! Genetics is part of pheomelanin, what Genetics e ff ects is the lack of the pigment in white tigers skin causing the lack of red and also yellow that normally produces the regular tiger color “ Orange.”
Born and killed Have you seen a white tiger cubs out in the wild in a while? Well, SOME white tiger mothers kill their cubs as soon as they are born because the mother knows that their fur dose not match the environment so the mother tiger kills the cub so the cub wold not be endangered by another animal.
Habitat and prey Have you ever seen a white tiger out in the open where you live? I bet you haven’t! Because, white tigers live in dense jungles and mangrove swamp. The prey of white tigers are deer, cattle, and also they eat wild boar.
Conclusion • White tigers are majestic, confident, and also beautiful creatures. They are rare and unique in their own and inspiring way, that’s why we think and read about white tigers.
Resources
Resources • White Tigers-Wikiphttps • ://nmssciencemadisonsquared.weebly.com/interesting- facts.htmledia • https://a-z-animals.com/animals/white-tiger/ • http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/ tiger.html • https://nmssciencemadisonsquared.weebly.com/ interesting-facts.html
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