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- jayrok, on 07/06/2009, -0/+228Silly tiger, you gotta EARN stripes.
- ToneQuality, on 07/06/2009, -1/+120It has stripes on its tail.
- AndrewDB, on 07/06/2009, -5/+67Digg says "the first of it's kind to exist today after being born without stripes" but the article says "The six-month-old cub is so rare it is thought there are fewer than 20 tigers like her alive in the world - all in captivity," in the first sentence even. I'm inclined to believe that the poster didn't even read the article.
- cdm710, on 07/06/2009, -1/+54Why the hell did they choose that picture? You can hardly see any of the tiger, mainly just it's face and tail, and the tail appears to have stripes.
- Brak710101, on 07/06/2009, -2/+44Just need one or two Sharpies, and all will be well.
- The_Tate, on 07/06/2009, -3/+43No stripes? What are those on his tail? I want my money back!
- raldara, on 07/06/2009, -1/+24I've read some interesting things about white tigers here:
http://www.bigcatrescue.org/cats/wild/white_tigers ...
"The myth of the Rare White Bengal Tiger was an illusion meant to deceive the public into thinking that these cats were endangered and being preserved for future generations. The truth of the matter is that they aren’t even pure Bengal tigers, but rather are all the offspring of an original Siberian / Bengal cross breeding. The inbreeding results in many defects, early deaths, still births and, as could be expected, the cats are not very bright which is why they are preferred for entertainment purposes. " - KSUdesigner, on 07/06/2009, -0/+18The subhead of the actual story says the same thing: "A snow white Bengal tiger has become the first of its kind to exist in the wild today after being born without stripes."
But at the end of the story it says: "My hope is that one day Fareeda and her kind can be returned to their native habitat..."
Maybe the poster didn't read the article, but apparently the person who wrote the article didn't either. - CrazedLeper, on 07/06/2009, -1/+18If my Disney training is accurate, it's gonna be tough going to school with all the other tigers. Until it comes of age and saves them all from a human showing that just because it is "different" doesn't mean it shouldn't be accepted. Than the cutest girl tiger want to mate with it and they'll have a litter of half-striped/half-unstriped tigers and then they'll kiss and credits will roll, somehow.
- itschop, on 07/06/2009, -3/+18Lies, has stripes on tail.
- AquaOSX, on 07/06/2009, -2/+15Sorry Roger, you cat now.
- AndrewDB, on 07/06/2009, -0/+13They were all bred in captivity..
Just like this one.
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The six-month-old cub is so rare it is thought there are fewer than 20 tigers like her alive in the world - --> all in captivity. <--
The tiger, which has been named Fareeda, was born to two white Bengal tigers. However, while Fareeda's brother Shahir and sister Sitarah all bear the typical black tiger stripes, Fareeda is a one in a hundred chance of being born without.
---> Fareeda, who was hand-reared by keepers at Cango Wildlife Ranch, near Cape Town, South Africa, is part of a unique breeding programme to keep the White Bengal species alive. <--
After they're reared in captivity, they're let go in the wild. - L0stm4n, on 07/06/2009, -0/+11Buried for showing only one picture and having it from the worst possible angle to see the non-stripes.
- cjays1, on 07/06/2009, -0/+11Dug down for inaccuracy. The tiger has stripes that happened to be all the same color.
- Snoogs, on 07/06/2009, -1/+11Sad tiger is sad.
- Krakerjax, on 07/06/2009, -3/+10This here kitty was born in the wild, right here on my ranch!
- tgc1, on 07/06/2009, -2/+9I was just about to say that. This article is total nonsense.
- fahrvergnuugen, on 07/06/2009, -3/+9Mac OSX Stripeless Tiger
- inactive, on 07/06/2009, -5/+11aww, him's just a little guy!
- SavingTheTiger, on 07/06/2009, -3/+8"My hope is that one day Fareeda and her kind can be returned to their native habitat and that is why it is so important to educate people about tigers and keeping the breeding programmes going."
What bulls**t...these tigers are nothing more than genetic mutations. They are not a seperate subspecies in need of conservation nor can tigers be "returned" to the wild once born in captivity. This breeding program exists only to make money from an ignorant public thinking they are doing good by supporting these dubious practices. What a shame. - doctechnical, on 07/06/2009, -1/+5"I haz no go faster stripez. To hard to muv. Wil just lye heer a while."
- Leviathan433, on 07/06/2009, -0/+4Didn't this happen to tigger once?
- Jektal, on 07/06/2009, -0/+4@cawfee, @kimmyGibbler Yeah... Except this one was born in captivity.
- cawfee, on 07/06/2009, -8/+12You forgot the "in the wild" part, which completely invalidates everything you just wrote. Good job being selective though.
- KimmyGibbler, on 07/06/2009, -1/+4Sounds like the beginning of a Rudyard Kipling story. I wonder how this tiger will get some stripes
- Dino451, on 07/06/2009, -1/+4Stripes are out this season.
- acehorne, on 07/06/2009, -0/+3"... the cats are not very bright which is why they are preferred for entertainment purposes." I can think of several humans that this phrase relates to.
- U83RMENSCH, on 07/07/2009, -0/+3He didnt eat his frosted flakes
- veriix, on 07/06/2009, -0/+3because the body also has stripes?
- JinxCrow, on 07/06/2009, -0/+2Agreed, look up Kenny the White Tiger for those stupid enough to digg this down.
- inactive, on 07/06/2009, -1/+3I see stripes on it's tail.
- jeffyor, on 07/06/2009, -1/+3damn global warming, what's next cookies without milk.
- inactive, on 07/06/2009, -0/+2Has stripes everywhere. They're just really light.
- Mass1ve, on 07/07/2009, -0/+2Me too! This internets is costing me money because of the LIES!..?
- MrBogard, on 07/07/2009, -0/+2No, they're GRRRRRRRRRREAT!
- scheming, on 07/06/2009, -0/+2one picture... about a tiger without stripes... i don't want to read an article, i want to see pictures. i can't tell wtf is going on in that picture, there are stripes on his tail though...
- cfuse, on 07/07/2009, -0/+2I don't care if you are a defective kittah, you are still awesome!
- alexwm20, on 07/06/2009, -0/+2fail tail...
- effingvic, on 07/06/2009, -0/+2Give him some Frosted Flakes and he'll be on his way.
Tigers are awesome. - nydwarf, on 07/06/2009, -0/+2Quick let's kill it and eat it!
- GorfTron, on 07/06/2009, -3/+5The law of conservation of tiger stripes in action.
http://www.costumedogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2006 ... - thejackyl, on 07/06/2009, -1/+3"and the beast shall be born without markings on it's skin" it is a sign of the end times!
- dinot, on 07/06/2009, -0/+1Hehe. Looks like it's thinking "Ok, dude! I have no stripes. I GET IT."
- inactive, on 07/07/2009, -0/+1Actually, you just have to grow into them. Tiger "kittens" don't have stripes, they develop them later on as they get a bit older. This one looks like he/she is just now going through that phase. At least, that's my understanding from watching animal planet all the time. Anyone want to confirm this? Where are those wikipedia nerds when you need one.
- everfresh59, on 07/07/2009, -0/+1Lesbian Tiger....
- inactive, on 07/06/2009, -1/+2Ha ha! Little do they know I, God, actually created that tiger 4000 years ago, its been here the whole time! Its all part of my plan to test the faith of the humans!
- kay100, on 07/08/2009, -0/+1maybe it's really a lion
- calenerd, on 07/07/2009, -0/+1The stripes only glow in the dark.
- NoxAeternus, on 07/06/2009, -0/+1This is probably an Amelanistic mutation. Same sort of thing happens in reptiles. As others have said, this is probably a mutation that is bad for the animal's survivability, which is why we probably don't see many of them (along with the mutation being rare).
- bigcatrescue, on 07/23/2009, -0/+1Did you know white tigers are not a separate species of tiger? These breeding programs are just a way of making money from these animals who have no chance of being released back into the wild. What needs to be done is to protect natural habitat and the wild tigers already out there!
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