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‘Look at This Beauty’: Internet Left Amazed After Pictures of India’s Only ‘Golden Tiger’ Go Viral
The Golden Tiger or Golden Tabby Tiger is a rare morph of a Royal Bengal Tiger.
Ever heard of the ‘Golden Tiger’? Well, not many know that a highly rare tiger variation, called as the ‘Golden Tiger’ exists in India. On Saturday, a picture of the same golden tiger spotted in Kaziranga National Park in Assam went viral, leaving netizens amazed.
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IFS Parveen Kaswan first shared images clicked by Wildlife photographer Mayuresh Hendre of the majestic Golden Tiger at the Kaziranga National Park. Though this picture was taken sometime back, the image has now gone viral after Kaswan shared it on Twitter.
Kaswan captioned the image as, ”Do you know in #India we have a Golden #Tiger also. The only documentation of such a big cat in the 21st century on the planet. This by Mayuresh Hendre. Look at this beauty.”
Do you know in #India we have a Golden #Tiger also. Only documentation of such big cat in 21st century on planet. This by Mayuresh Hendre. Look at this beauty. pic.twitter.com/8kiOy5fZQI
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) July 10, 2020
He further tweeted that the animal is very rare and the golden colour is due to a “recessive gene”, which gets expressed due to extensive inbreeding.
Few were recorded in zoo. But rarely captured in wild. And in recent years this one individual. Pics taken & sent by @Mayuresh_Hendre for sharing with all. pic.twitter.com/bFPhSL0fqg
— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) July 11, 2020
The post has gone viral, garnering more than 16,000 likes and 2.2K retweets, with comments pouring in. Here is how people reacted:
Diversity is Nature’s Way.
Following variants of Top Predators are found in🇮🇳1) Melanistic Tiger ,Simlipal TR (P.C.@sandeepifs)
2) Golden Tiger ,Kaziranga NP (P.C.Mayuresh Hendre)
3) Black Panther/ Melanistic Leopard (P.C.@saroshlodhi)
4) White Tiger ,Odisha (P.C @Iamchinmay10) pic.twitter.com/UsPR5p6R63— Ankit Kumar, IFS (@AnkitKumar_IFS) July 12, 2020
A highly rare Tiger variation – the 'Golden Tiger', has been seen in the Kaziranga National Park in #India. A product of recessive genes, this special #tiger is indeed majestic & truly one of its kind.
PC: @Mayuresh_Hendre #GoldenTiger @kaziranga_ https://t.co/bCa5OCRckN pic.twitter.com/ADHbrTaLmb— Dhanraj Nathwani (@DhanrajNathwani) July 12, 2020
the Golden Tiger is the only recorded individual in the wild in 21st Century. They can be found in zoos and breeding centres but no verified records in the wild exist. images clicked by Wildlife photographer @Mayuresh_Hendre of the Golden Tiger at the @kazirangaNational Park. pic.twitter.com/OrIhdkCc9x
— Mahesh Singh (@msrautwar) July 12, 2020
Tigers have always been the statue of strength, but this one ! Its so admirable 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/OjBsbJoKh2
— Ayush Jain (@AyushMaroo) July 11, 2020
For a minute I thought you were pulling a fast one on us by posting a stuffed toy picture 😂
Ain't she a beauty 🤩
— हृदेश अग्रवाल 🕊️/ Hridesh Agarwal (@agarwal_hridesh) July 11, 2020
I look forward to and am in awe of the wondrous Life you introduce us to throughout India. Seeing their beauty makes protecting them and their habitats from #ClimateBreakdown all the more urgent. 🌏💙💚
— Grace van Thillo🌍🌻☮ (@gvthillo) July 10, 2020
After Bagheera… Here is our own Sherkhan ❤️
It's 2020….
Who knows…May be we'll get to see Mowgli too🤞😅 pic.twitter.com/t7PDjkHboh— Shaurya (@Superrlawyer) July 12, 2020
I had no idea.Thanks for sharing.
— प्रीti (@Preeti_S_24) July 11, 2020
Sir kindly save this rarest special species'… This is unique 😍
— Kumar Dev (@kumarkummi) July 10, 2020
The Golden Tiger or Golden Tabby Tiger is a rare morph of a Royal Bengal Tiger. However, unlike the Royal Bengal tiger, it has red and brown stripes and has a pale golden colour.
According to a post by Wild Karnataka, Goldie is the only recorded individual in the wild in the 21st century.
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