A Little White Tiger
Posted By thecircusblog on October 1, 2008
It was spring of 1975 on the Great London Circus. One of the tigers had a litter and the mother would not take care of the 6 cubs. I knew how….and became their surragate mother. The little one that I am holding was given to me as payment for caring for the litter. They all lived. There is more to this story which I will relay to you in person if you have any interest.
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You had a white tiger in 1975?
I have started to think that that pair of tigers, Raja and Sheba II, must have had more litters, which likely included white tiger cubs. Do you know anybody else who might have information to share? Thanks. Sincerely Paul PS: They probably had litters in 1973 and 1974 because I can’t think of any reason why they would not have.
Dear Sir: I was just looking for this again for a lady who is doing research into white tigers. I’m really glad I found it. I hope you are well.
Dear Sir: Here is a picture I was just looking at of your white tiger cub’s parents Raja & Sheba II.:
circusnospin.blogspot.com/2008/12/baron-Julius-von-uhl.html
In 1975 a white tiger cub would have been worth at least $40,000 because that is what Ralph S. Scott the President of the Zoological Society of Florida paid the Maharaja of Rewa for one in 1970 for the Crandon Park Zoo in Miami. I can’t tell you how thrilled I was the day I discovered your blog and saw that picture of you with a white tiger cub when there were so few of them in the United States. Thank you so much for telling me all about the 6 tiger cubs you handreared. I am pretty certain that one of them, an orange female named Obie went to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska and was bred to a male white tiger named Ranjit from the National Zoo. Maybe I mentioned that already. Thank you again. Take care.