Zeus was born May 2, 2001. Apollo was born on June 17, 2001.White tigers are one of the rarest animals on earth.The White Tiger has been extinct in the wild for over 45 years and number less than 500 in the entire world.Zeus and Apollo have a very clear and strong ancestry. They are direct descendants of the lastWhite Tiger to live in the wild. The Maharaja of Borada discovered the last known wild white tigerin 1951 and captured it to prevent it from being killed.He donated the Tiger, named Mohan, to the National Zoo in Washington DC in 1955.Mohan sired his first white cub in 1958. While it is true that ALL white tigers are ..œrelated..? to Mohan,tragically not all have a clean bloodline like Zeus & Apollo.Some less than credible breeders have allowed inbreeding to occur to make money.The facility where Zeus & Apollo were born take great care to insurethe gene pool is preserved and protected. This meansthese two Royal White Bengal Tigers will have a very important rolein the survival of these rare animals for future generations. Royal White Bengal Tigers are similar to the orange Bengal Tigers in growth,development and ..œcatitude..?. What makes them different is the ground color to their fur.One is a creamy white, the other is orange.The staff at Cat Tales spend many hours each day doing animal observationsas well as conditioning exercises. Our staff observe growth and development phases as wellas play activity and sleep patterns. Conditioning exercises include teaching the animals to do normalbehaviors on cue and one-on-one keeper time. This is very beneficial since many of the catsare part of the public outreach program here at the zooas well as being part of Cat Tales active involvement in working with educational programsfor television and feature films where close-up footage is needed.
The White Tigers weren't in a great mood tonight... kept bugging each other and kind of went at it.
Did my best to get a couple of shots...
And, Sarah, one of the Lovely ZooKeepers at Cat Tales.
All the keepers/students I have spoken with there are totally awesome. As you would expect of people who love animals enough to make caring for them such a big part of their lives.
Wonderful creatures to look at, so majestic. Again I'm envious of your contact and easy reach to the compound. Nearest one here is about 100 miles away.
Zeus and Apollo
Cancer.
Knowledge Talks, Wisdom Listens. 
