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Zoos, Circuses, Safaris: A Gallery of Captivity

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Zoos, Circuses, Safaris: A Gallery of Captivity

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02-20-2018, 12:05 PM ( This post was last modified: 02-20-2018, 05:25 PM by Rishi )

Latest images of Subhranshu & Krishna, the only captive melanistic tigers in the world, residents of Nandan Kanan zoo safari-zone in Bhubaneswar, Odisha; the 2nd largest zoo in India. 

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Although we don't really know when & where the mutation took place, but presently only the Simlipal TR has about a half a dozen melanistic tigers (as per previous census, latest data isn't available yet).

As most of the facilities specimens had been sourced from Odisha's own forests, probably some carrier/s of the gene were among them.
Unbeknownst to everyone, one white tigress (Sneha) & her mate (Manish) were carriers & she surprised the authorities by giving birth to a litter of 4 with two melanistics in mid-2014.
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RE: A couple of girls - Pckts - 06-17-2014, 03:40 AM
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RE: Jungle fever feeding - Pckts - 09-05-2014, 08:52 PM
RE: Zoos, Circuses, Safaris... A Gallery of Captivity - Rishi - 02-20-2018, 12:05 PM
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