White, Black & Golden Tigers

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(07-13-2014, 09:19 PM)'GuateGojira' Wrote: Sorry for the quality of the picture, but is the only digital version of this book in the web. If you want a better version, you can go to your local library and search "Man eaters of Kumaon" the first and most famous book of Jim Corbett. He, personally, took that pictures and the famous video (that I am unable to found yet), but if Jim Corbett say that this is a white tigress, then IT IS a white tigress. If you don't believe in me, believe in Jim Corbett.

About the genes, you only read the thesis (which I have not read yet), but why you don't read the first document, there is clearly explained that the white gene is natural and most be conserved.

Man have played been God many times, South China tigers are still the best example. However, even if the modern white tigers have only one father, the gene itself can be saved if those tigers would be breed with other orange tigers, managing the gene genetically. I am going deeper in a further post, but first I need to read completely the chapters of "Tigers of the World" in order to explain my self better.

The white gene was present in the wild and many wild white tigers existed, it is our responsibility to save this particular and beautiful variety, after all, humans killed the 90% of the wild Bengal tigers, and with that, the possibility of a natural white tiger. This is not like trying to bring back a mammoth or something like that, this is to conserve a natural wonderful that we manage to destroy in a century. It sounds poetic, but is what I believe.
 

 

Gaute, you're reasonable. You have seen the original picutre, correct?
If it is not a color image that looks natural, then there is something that could be slightly fishy. I believe Corbett as much as I believe any other Big cat expert or Biologist. But all people have alterior motives from time to time, I am not saying that is the case for corbett. But imagine the attention one would get for the claim of discovering the only white tiger alive.
Just sayen, its something to think about.

I read the first article, but it doesn't say anything about white tigers surviving in the wild and its still unsure if the white gene contributes to the birth defects or not.


I guess you and I have different interpretations of "conserve"
I believe the only way to conserve any species is for us to let it be. We need to protect animals from us, simple as that.
Get out of their way, stop taking all their land, leave them be. 
If the white gene existed long ago, it will and does still exist now. If its meant to occur, it will because evolution only keeps something that is a benefit.  Reply