Do you have the white tigers

Crystal Cramer | Jul 26, 2018 | Category: Zoo in Washington, District of Columbia

Smithsonian National Zoological Park - All questions

Address: 3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA

Judith Nwachukwu | Jul 27, 2018

We did not see them

Kim Osterhout | Jul 27, 2019

They used to years ago, but they don’t now. The reason for this is twofold- white tigers don’t actually help conservation (they are not Siberian tigers, which is a common misconception, but a genetic mutation of the bengal tiger, and this genetic mutation has been bred for to produce the “snow white” and “golden tabby” variations). So basically, it’s more important to preserve bengal tigers, and as long as bengal tigers carrying the gene for the white variation survive, so will white tigers. The more important reason that the Washington National Zoo doesn’t breed for white tigers anymore is because of the tiny gene pool. All white tigers are descended from a single individual caught in the wild. Historically, the white tiger has been bred for, which meant cross breeding closely related individuals. This led to the shallow gene pool which causes many, if not all, of the white tigers to have genetic defects such as crossed eyes, cleft palate, and kidney problems to name a few.

Timothy Cross | Jul 27, 2018

I think they have black tigers with white stripes

Christin | Jun 26, 2021

No they have 2 orange ones

Stephanie Marcello | Jul 27, 2019

They do not have white tigers but they do have regular tigers

Robert Mcmillian | Jul 27, 2019

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r rupp | Jun 26, 2021

They do not have white tigers (New Orleans does) but this is an excellent zoo !!

Omi Graves | Jul 26, 2020

Yes it does

Emily Belcher | Jul 27, 2019

No, they do not

Kirsten Suhr (personal) | Jul 27, 2019

No, they don't have white tigers. There are several regular (orange and black) tigers. You can read more about them here: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/tiger

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