The twin cubs of a white tiger at Doha Zoo.
Doha: Doha Zoo has welcomed twin cubs of a white tiger. The cubs — male and female — were born inside the facility of the zoo which is run by the Public Parks Department.
The cubs have been isolated under the supervision of a veterinary unit to receive the necessary medical care and ensure that they are fed with artificial feeding and are in good health, said the Ministry of Municipality and Environment in a release.
The white tiger is considered a rare animal, and it is not a new species but acquires its colour due to a genetic factor. It has a bright white colour, brown lines, blue eye, and light pink nose. The white tiger is found in the Indian subcontinent and a number of other places including tropical forests and wet forests with dense vegetation. It feeds on cows and wild boar. White tiger is three metres long and weighs about 285kg.
The female white tiger gives birth after a pregnancy period between (95-110) and they usually give birth to two to five young cubs with eyes closed, weighing approximately 1 kg.
White tigers are among those animals who likes to live alone. It enjoys a strong sense of hearing and eyesight, fluent in swimming with great skill, it can catch its prey even if it escapes to water, and it lives for 10 to 20 years.
