Rare golden tiger snapped in Kaziranga
- January 27, 2024
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Rare golden tiger snapped in Kaziranga
Subject: Environment
Section: Protected Area
Context:
- Gaurav Ramnarayanan, a wildlife photographer from Coimbatore, captured a rare golden tiger in Kaziranga National Park on January 24.
About Genetic Study by Researchers:
- The golden appearance results from a genetic variant or mutation, with the absence of black pigmentation and faded orange colour.
About Golden Tiger (Kazi 106 F)
- Kazi 106 F Golden Tiger, a tigress in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, is also known as the ‘Tabby tiger’ or ‘Strawberry tiger.’
- Tigers typically have orange-yellow skin with black stripes and a whitish abdominal region.
- The tigress’s colour variation is influenced by agouti and tabby genes, which control the yellow background and black stripes respectively, affecting the expression of pigments in her fur.
Kaziranga National Park
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