White tigers

By ⋅ January 8, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Now for today’s Geo Quiz we’re searching for a zoo in Latin America. The zoo we want you to name is in a Latin American capital city. This city has a spectacular view of the southern Andes.

And it’s split in two by the Mapocho River. The city’s zoo is home to many animals from the region. There are pumas, burrowing parakeets, chinchillas, and vicuñas — just to name a few.

But it’s also home to a couple of proud parents — endangered white Bengal tigers named Pampa and Luna. Just 11 days ago — Luna gave birth to five, furry white tiger cubs!

And we’ll hear what’s happening at the zoo.

Geo Answer:
Let’s answer our Geo Quiz. We’re looking for a national zoo that’s got something to celebrate. Five rare white tiger cubs were born there recently.

Carolina Ibarra is a veterinarian who’s been tending to the new arrivals. The Chilean National Zoo in Santiago Chile is the answer to our Geo Quiz. Listen to the interview:

Discussion

8 comments for “White tigers”

  • mandi

    iLoveWhiteTigersSoMuchThatICantImageThePeopleKillingThem

  • http://www.hipschickcomics.com Ashanti Miller

    AW! I love ‘em! Look at the size of those PAWS!
    I gotta hug them!

  • http://communityplaygrounds.com Curt

    As the natural habitats shrink for this and many other species, it is a thrill to see these cubs healthy and thriving. Bravo to the Zoo staff!

  • sonia

    Pretty white tigers!

  • jjenifer angel

    Where are the cubs? Or is the picture of the mother?

  • http://zoonewsdigest.blogspot.com/ Peter Dickinson

    Cuteas they are White Tigers are nether rare nor endangered and contribute nothing at all to conservation. In fact they hamper conservation. Read ‘White Tiger Breeding Is Not Conservation’ http://hubpages.com/_13rz0ikcd0g1v/hub/White-Tiger-Breeding-is-Not-Conservation

  • Noelle Larson

    White tigers though pretty aren’t helping with conservation. Read “The Genetics of White Tigers” http://www.bigcatrescue.org/cats/wild/white_tigers_genetics.htm

  • http://siberiantiger1.blogspot.com Siberian tiger

    White tigers are not a separate tiger species nor the subspecies, they are the result of rare mutations that are passed from the normal orange tigers. People usually associated white tigers with Siberian tigers, because Siberian tigers inhabit snowy landscapes, and their white fur serves as camouflage. The truth however is that Siberian tigers are orange like all other tiger subspecies.