There have been reports that White Tigers were seen in nature. These occurrences were rare.
White tigers are bred. They are a blend of the Siberian and Bengal Tigers. There is a white gene that comes into play.
The reason these tigers are bred is to attract visitors wherever they are able to be seen. These tigers are in captivity.

The pictures, except for one, are from Wikipedia Commons.

At the Mysore Zoo, by Vinyak Kulkami, Bangalore.

Mysorezoo_1 Vinyak Kulkami Bangalor WCThese four pictures were taken at the Madrid Zoo, Aquarium  by, Drow male.

640px-Panthera_tigris_tigris.003_-_Zoo_Aquarium_de_Madrid Drow male 3 WCPanthera_tigris_tigris.001_-_Zoo_Aquarium_de_Madrid 1 Drow male WC640px-Panthera_tigris_tigris.004_-_Zoo_Aquarium_de_Madrid Drow male WC 4640px-Panthera_tigris_tigris.005_-_Zoo_Aquarium_de_Madrid Drow male WCBy, Whitetiger014, English Wikipedia.

Whitetiger014 awaaac en wikiAt the Moscow Zoo  by, Kasenia Krylova.

640px-White_tiger_in_the_moscow_zoo Ksenia Krylova WCBy, Abd1977.

Rare_White_Tiger Abd1997 WCAt the Belfast Zoo  by, Quichot.

Belfast_Zoo_White_Tiger Quichot WCThis last picture is at Bannerghatta National Park in Bangalore, India  by, Rameshng.

White_Tiger_from_Bannerghatta_National_Park_8513 Rameshng WC

 

 

 

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