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- Who posted the photos?
- Why is this tiger black?
- When was such a tiger first discovered?
- How did you capture the rare tiger images?
Who posted the photos?
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Parveen Kaswan, an employee of the Indian Forest Service (IFS), recently took to microblogging platform ‘X’ to reveal photographs of a ‘black tiger’ taken in Odisha.
Along with the spectacular photographs, Kaswan also informed people on the Internet that the tiger’s distinctive coat was simply because the huge animal was melanistic.
Why is this tiger black?
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Melanistic tigers have darker pigmentation in their skin or hair, giving them a distinctive appearance. The officer went on to say that these magnificent cats were exceptionally rare.
Kaswan revealed in a later article that the first sighting of a “black tiger” occurred in 1993. “In self-defense, on July 21, 1993, Salku, a youth from Podagad village, shot down a ‘black’ tigress with arrows.”
When was such a tiger first discovered?
“The rare tigers were first identified in STR in 2007. They have become more documented over time. They are the result of a rare genetic mutation observed in a limited group,” he wrote in his article.
Ramesh Pandey, Indian Forest Service officer and Inspector General of Forests, Ministry of Environment, surprised wildlife lovers earlier this year with fascinating images of the ‘X’ melanic tiger.
How did you capture the rare tiger images?
The title of the video read: “Beautiful camera trap video of a melanistic tiger in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha, the only place where we see blackish tigers due to genetic mutations in the population.”
A camera trap, a device designed to monitor wildlife populations and behavior, captured this rare tiger. Watch the video here.
Beautiful camera trap video of a melanistic tiger in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha, the only place where we see blackish tigers due to genetic mutations in the population. pic.twitter.com/KXqvjX8tvs
– Ramesh Pandey (@rameshpandeyifs) August 1, 2023
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Source: vtt.edu.vn