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White tigress dies after delivering stillborn cubs in Delhi Zoo
New Delhi :: India | 2 hours ago
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The Delhi Zoo lost yet another striped cat last week when a white tigress died of septicaemia contracted after delivering four cubs. The eight-year-old tigress, Khushi, died last Thursday. "She (tigress) managed to deliver one live cub last Monday
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Truck stop mulls Supreme Court bid to keep tiger
Grosse Tete :: LA :: USA | 7 days ago
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La. (AP) The lawyer for a truck stop owner who is fighting for the right to keep a live tiger on display at Grosse Tete says the case will be taken to Louisiana's Supreme Court if necessary. Jennifer Treadway Morris discussed the case with The
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Creator of Clemson's tiger paw logo dies
Clemson :: SC :: USA | 20 days ago
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The university said 83-year-old John Antonio died Thursday in Greenville after a long battle with cancer. Antonio was with an advertising firm in 1970 when he was asked to design a new logo for the Clemson Tigers. He noticed that most other Tigers
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India prepares guidelines on rearing abandoned tiger cubs
New Delhi :: India | 22 days ago
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The problem is that tiger reserve officials don't know how to handle such cases. Most of the times, the cubs end up in zoos where they are kept in captivity away from their natural habitat," the official said...The draft has been circulated to
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Scientists Have Solved The Mystery Of The White Tiger's Coat
Shanghai :: China | 25 days ago
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Since their discovery in the Indian jungle centuries ago, white tigers, a variant of Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris), have had a certain mystique. Captive white tigers have been inbred to preserve the recessive white coat trait, leading some
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Mystery behind white tiger solved
Shanghai :: China | 26 days ago
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White tigers today are only seen in zoos, but they belong in nature, according to researchers who found new evidence about what makes them white. Their spectacular white coats are produced by a single change in a known pigment gene, according to the
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Wild tiger to stay at Nandakanan for now
Noida :: India | 1 month ago
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A wild tiger which strayed into Nandankanan Zoo here last month and was trapped, would remain in captivity until its original habitat is identified...However, the animal will be kept away from the public," Nandankanan Zoo director Sudarshan Panda
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Indian tigers face extinction due to inbreeding and 'lack of genetic diversity'
Cardiff :: United Kingdom | 1 month ago
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Suggested Topics India's population of tigers, which once surpassed 100,000 animals, is facing extinction because of a collapse in the variety of mating partners, according to new research. Scientists say the current population of tigers has just
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Odisha activist seeks release of confined wild tiger
Noida :: India | 1 month ago
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An animal rights activist Wednesday demanded the release of a wild tiger who walked into a zoo in Odisha and has been in captivity since the past over a week. Biswajit Mohanty, secretary of the Wildlife Society of Odisha, who is also a member of the
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Rare white tiger cubs debut in Japan at Tokyo zoo
Miyashiro :: Japan | 1 month ago
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3 May 2013 Four very rare and very fluffy white tiger cubs born just a month and a half ago have made their first public appearance at a Japanese zoo. The cuddly cubs, which are between 11 and 16 inches long and weigh just 11lb, were met by crowds of
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