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First sighting of a white tiger
one of the earliest records a white tiger was displayed at Exeter Change -
First white tiger captured
The first "modern" case of a white tiger being captured was in 1915. He was caught by the local maharajah who kept the tiger until its death. -
Last spotting of white tiger in wild
The last spotting of a white Bengal tiger in the wild was in Rewa (Central India) on 27, May 1951. This male tiger was captured by the Maharaja Martand Singh of Rewa and named Mohan - it is from this animal that all white tigers in captivity today are descended. -
First white tiger in United States
In 1960, the very first white tiger ever to come to the United States was given to President Dwight D. Eisenhower by The Metropolitan Broadcasting Corporation. The blue-eyed beauty was named Mohini of Rewa, and she went to a zoo right away. -
Project Tiger
The first project established to help save the white tigers around the world. It started with 9 tiger reserves and now has 27. -
White tiger attack
a 600-pound white bengal tiger, and Las Vegas showmen Siegfried, left, and Roy Horn, in this March, 2002 Horn was attacked by on Friday night during a sold-out performance. -
White tiger attack #2
Roy Horn, of the circus act Siegfried and Roy, was severely injured by a white tiger onstage during a show at The Mirage in Las Vegas on 3 October 2003. The tiger bit him in the neck, causing massive loss of blood and partial paralysis -
White tiger attack #3
A white tiger mauled and killed one of its keepers at a wildlife park in New Zealand Wednesday in front of visitors. An animal keeper was mauled to death on Wednesday by a rare white tiger at the Zion Wildlife Gardens in New Zealand while visitors watched in horror. The animal similar to this one was one of only about 120 white tigers in the world.
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Chinese new year
February 14, 2010 is the Chinese New Year bringing in the Year of the Tiger. This is the Year of the metal Tiger which is symbolized by a white Tiger.