THE WHITE TIGER MYTH There is no such species as the Royal White Bengal Tiger. The name was invented in 1980 to attract people to a nightclub act in Las Vegas. There are no white tigers in the wild; all the whites in this country are the product of 60 years of inbreeding. Because of the inbreeding, over 50% of white tigers die as cubs, and those who survive suffer from physical defects. Tigers in America has rescued or relocated 12 white tigers to true sanctuaries. In 1951 a white tiger cub was

Tiger cubs play together at zoo

White Tiger Cubs Face Public For First Time