Published 16:31 IST, January 7th 2021
'Precious': Abandoned white Bengal tiger cub nurtured by humans, netizens laud gesture
Just a week old, Nieves is a first-ever white Bengal tiger cub of its kind, born to a yellow and black Royal Bengal tiger which was rescued 5 years ago.
Advertisement
A ‘rare’ white Bengal tiger cub named Nieves (Sw) born at a zoo in Spain, Central America was rejected by its mor and is w being raised by humans. Just a week old, Nieves is a first-ever female of its kind, born to a yellow and black Bengal tiger which was rescued 5 years ago. Due to its unique appearance, cub was rejected by tigress and is w tended by Zoo director Eduardo Sacasa. Nieves was born white due to a recessive gene, which it inherited from male tiger and its mor Dalila is w unable to produce milk for cub, according to BBC.
female rescue tiger was taken in by Zoo after she was abandoned by a circus. She mated with a white Bengal tiger under captive breeding programme that resulted in cub’s distinctive features and skin colouration. However, female cub Nieves appears to have inbred genetic deformities and isn’t only white cub in zoo. Earlier at least two white male cubs Osma and Halime were welcomes by Nicaragua zoo which was donated by a zoo in Mexico. However, White Bengal tiger cub is first-ever white tiger born within country. cub is w being tended with a milk bottle by zoo’s caretaker Marina Arguello. While most cubs with inbreeding animosities are born with health issues, Nieves is a healthy tiger cub that feeds once every three hours.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Zoo shares tiger cub-mor video
In a Facebook post, zoo shared foot of Royal Bengal tiger mor and white cub relaxing. “Birth of a White Bengal Tiger daughter of a pair of yellow Bengal Tigers but with white maternal grandfar,” it informed in caption. Viewers were amused at “beauty” of tiger infant as y wished both mor and cub good health. “What a precious little thing! Baby animals are cutest, I loved watching it even though it's on video,” one wrote. “How many tigers do y have in labor?” Asked ar. “ Doctor, that puppy is so tiny! How do you kw tiger was in a gestation condition if puppy is so tiny compared to size of mor?” Ar enquired.
Advertisement
16:33 IST, January 7th 2021