The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S.), in South Carolina, has raised a collection of the rarest tigers on the planet, including the only known complete group of all four varieties of Bengal tiger: the Royal Standard Bengal (which is orange and black), the Royal White Bengal (white with black stripes), the Snow White Bengal (all white or with ghost stripes), and the Golden Tabby Bengal (red to pale orange cream stripes and saddle)
Jannaki, a 2 year old female Standard Royal Bengal Tiger
The wildlife education organization, which hand-rears its tigers, has 67 at its base in Myrtle Beach, which it claims is the largest group of 'working' tigers in the world
Kanja, a 6 year old female Standard Royal Bengal Tiger
Dr Bhagavan Antle said: "Standard Bengal tigers are found throughout India, Loas, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia, where there have been an enormous drop in populations and there only a few thousand remaining"
Manu, a 8 year old male Standard Royal Bengal Tiger
"It is thought thousands of years ago tigers originally came from Siberia, where they were orange and black. But during the last Ice Age tigers were forced to migrate south as far the island of Bali and west to the Caspian Sea. During this great migration, tigers went through many adaptations in order to fit into very specific environments
Raja, a 16 year old male Standard Royal Bengal Tiger
There are now only around 300 to 400 Royal White tigers left in the world, which all live in captivity
Loka, a 2 year old female, Royal White Bengal Tiger
Samasta, a 2 year old female, Royal White Bengal Tiger
Narayana, a 3 year old male, Royal White Bengal Tiger
Ganga, a 8 year old female, Royal White Bengal Tiger
Sukino, a 10 year old female, Royal White Bengal Tiger
There are now only around 30 Golden Tabby tigers left in the world
Kahn, a 2 year old male Golden Tabby Bengal Tiger
Muktan, a 2 year old male Golden Tabby Bengal Tiger
Karupa, a 2 year old female Golden Tabby Bengal Tiger
Brahman, a 6 year old male Golden Tabby Bengal Tiger
Bhara, a 10 year old male Golden Tabby Bengal Tiger
There are now only around a dozen Snow White tigers left in the world, four of which are at the center
Ohjas, a 1 yr old male Snow White Bengal Tiger
Sundari, a 2 year old female, Snow White Bengal Tiger
Kaylash, a 8 year old male, Snow White Bengal Tiger
Jannaki, a 2 year old female Standard Royal Bengal Tiger
The wildlife education organization, which hand-rears its tigers, has 67 at its base in Myrtle Beach, which it claims is the largest group of 'working' tigers in the world
Kanja, a 6 year old female Standard Royal Bengal Tiger
Dr Bhagavan Antle said: "Standard Bengal tigers are found throughout India, Loas, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia, where there have been an enormous drop in populations and there only a few thousand remaining"
Manu, a 8 year old male Standard Royal Bengal Tiger
"It is thought thousands of years ago tigers originally came from Siberia, where they were orange and black. But during the last Ice Age tigers were forced to migrate south as far the island of Bali and west to the Caspian Sea. During this great migration, tigers went through many adaptations in order to fit into very specific environments
Raja, a 16 year old male Standard Royal Bengal Tiger
There are now only around 300 to 400 Royal White tigers left in the world, which all live in captivity
Loka, a 2 year old female, Royal White Bengal Tiger
Samasta, a 2 year old female, Royal White Bengal Tiger
Narayana, a 3 year old male, Royal White Bengal Tiger
Ganga, a 8 year old female, Royal White Bengal Tiger
Sukino, a 10 year old female, Royal White Bengal Tiger
There are now only around 30 Golden Tabby tigers left in the world
Kahn, a 2 year old male Golden Tabby Bengal Tiger
Muktan, a 2 year old male Golden Tabby Bengal Tiger
Karupa, a 2 year old female Golden Tabby Bengal Tiger
Brahman, a 6 year old male Golden Tabby Bengal Tiger
Bhara, a 10 year old male Golden Tabby Bengal Tiger
There are now only around a dozen Snow White tigers left in the world, four of which are at the center
Ohjas, a 1 yr old male Snow White Bengal Tiger
Sundari, a 2 year old female, Snow White Bengal Tiger
Kaylash, a 8 year old male, Snow White Bengal Tiger
