White tigers are a uncommon assortment of Royal Bengal tigers due to the fact that of their unsocial pigmentation. (Express Photo)
With a brace of White tigers – Akash, 4, and Nagamani, 7 – arriving from Hyderabad connected Thursday evening, Darjeeling’s Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) has go the lone zoo successful the state to person 3 varieties of tigers.
“This is so bully quality for america all. Now Darjeeling zoo has go the lone 1 successful the state to location and showcase the Siberian tiger, Royal Bengal tiger and achromatic tiger. Visitors volition person a unsocial experience,” said West Bengal Minister for Forests Birbaha Hansda, adding, “This was portion of an speech programme with the Hyderabad zoo.”
According to officials, PNHZP sent a brace each of Royal Bengal tigers, aureate pheasants, metallic pheasants, Lady Amherst pheasants and Chir pheasants to the Hyderabad zoo and, successful exchange, received a brace each of achromatic tigers and aureate jackals.
White tigers are a uncommon assortment of Royal Bengal tigers due to the fact that of their unsocial pigmentation. Though overmuch sought-after by visitors, they are recovered lone successful a fewer zoos.
The antheral achromatic tiger Akash and pistillate Nagamani were brought successful peculiar ambulances, escorted by zoo officials and veterinarians. “They are successful bully wellness and are presently kept successful abstracted quarantined exclosures. Visitors tin presumption them aft a month,” said zoo manager Basavrao Holeyachi.
At present, Darjeeling zoo has 2 Siberian tigers, 1 Royal Bengal tiger and 2 achromatic tigers. The Siberian tigers arrived from Pafos Zoo successful Cyprus successful December past year.
Established successful August 1958, the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park is the largest high-altitude zoo successful the country. It has been palmy successful the conservation breeding of 10 animals, including reddish pandas, snowfall leopards and bluish sheep.