having two copies of the wide band gene). Bhim was bred to his sister Sumita (also a carrier of the wide band gene), giving rise to stripeless white tigers (i.e. Bhim was a carrier of the wide band gene and transmitted this to some of his offspring. Tony is considered to be a common ancestor of all white tigers in North America. Captive breeding lines Īll golden tabby tigers in captivity seem traceable to a white tiger called Bhim, a white son of a part-white Amur tiger named Tony. Tiger colorations that vary from the typical orange-with-black-stripe do occur in nature, but in a very small percentage. Known for its blonde or pale-golden color and red-brown (not black) stripes, the golden tiger colouring comes from a recessive trait referred to as 'wideband' which affects the production of black during the hair growth cycle. Like white tigers and black tigers, it is a colour form and not a separate subspecies. The golden tiger's coat is lighter than that of a normal tigerĪ golden tiger, sometimes called a golden tabby tiger, is a Bengal tiger with a colour variation caused by a recessive gene.

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