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Chuffy Bengal Tigress (Panthera tigris)
Chuffy is an 14 year old female white Bengal tigress, she weighs about 480 pounds. White tigers are extremely rare in the wild. The white tiger is not a true albino - it simply has less dark colored pigment in its coat. The light color is the result of a recessive gene, sometimes known as a "chinchilla mutation." Stripings can range from black to brown to grey to all white. The skin of all tigers is bluish with stripes that go clear through to the skin. Not all white tigers have blue eyes like Chuffy.
In the wild 60-70% of all tiger cubs do not survive their first year, which means that only one out of a litter of three or four may survive. This is due to the lack of food sources, habitat destruction, poaching, or other predators.
Chuffy is very vocal like our other tigers. Chuffy, like Nyla, goes with us as part of our outreach program acting as an ambassador for her species. Our hope is to stimulate minds, young and old. We all need to help save these beautiful Big Cats for our future generations. We educate people of all ages about how serious it is to protect all tigers as well as their environments.
Tiger Statistics:
| Body Length | 4.9 - 9.2 feet; tail 2 - 3 feet |
| Weight | up to 660 pounds; females smaller |
| Gestation Period | 104-106 days |
| Litter Size | 2-4 average |
| Life Span | 15 - 20 years |
| Status |
Critically Endangered |
Status of the Tiger
| Tiger Sub-species | Minimum | Maximum |
| Bengal Indian Tiger | 3800 | 4735 |
| Siberian Tiger (Amur) |
160 | 230 |
| South China Tiger | 20 |
30 |
| Sumatran Tiger | 190 |
210 |
| Indo-Chinese Tiger | 1180 | 1790 |
| White Tiger |
300 | |
| Totals (rounded) | 5200 | 7000 |
