This extremely rare variant is known as the “snow white” tiger and has pure white fur. It’s usually the result of crossbreeding and specific gene mutations.

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From the white tiger, the Royal Bengal tiger, to the Siberian tiger, these wild cats have different species with each of them ruling their habitat with pride.

For a habitat that had once witnessed a complete wipe-out of the big cats, it indeed is a matter of cheer that the tiger repopulation is on track to grow. But there is a flip side to it, too.

Olan is the newest addition to the zoo’s tiger habitat, which opens to the public Saturday. This “Tiger Forest” also rotates two other Malayan tigers, Api and Kadar.