His appearance was due to a more complicated problem: inbreeding. White tigers aren't a separate species. They're actually Bengal tigers with a rare gene. Unfortunately, this rarity has been taken ...

"White tigers are not a species, they're not endangered, they're not in the wild. There are so many misconceptions about ...

"These white tigers are often inbred, which results in poor health conditions - including deformities, heart defects, and crossed eyes - and a high mortality rate," according to the website.

She is part of a plan by the Odisha government to tackle inbreeding in the tiger population that has resulted in increasing numbers of the once elusive black tigers or pseudo-melanistic tigers.