Is the rare white tiger in Siberia classed as albino?

looney_tunes

"The Siberian White Tigers are simply white-colored Siberian Tigers. They are not a separate subspecies of tiger, and are not albinos. They have blue eyes, a pink nose, and creamy white fur with chocolate covered stripes." http://web.fccj.org/~dbyres/2011projects/whitetiger/whitetiger.htm Jan 25 10, 10:01 PM

star_gazer

The cat on the left appears to be an albino. http://grandpacliff.com/Animals/Img-Animals/Img-Albinos/albino-tigers-b.jpg Jan 26 10, 12:25 AM

looney_tunes

blue eyes - not an albino. Polar bears are white-furred, but black-skinned, not albino. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism Jan 26 10, 1:04 AM

doublemm

looney_tunes is correct. Albino tigers are white, but have no stripes. Jan 26 10, 6:10 AM

Baloo55th

Chocolate COVERED stripes?? Yes, it really does say that..... Jan 26 10, 7:29 AM

looney_tunes

I included the quotes when I cut and pasted! Spellcheck doesn't tell you when you've entered the wrong word, as many internet sites can demonstrate. Jan 26 10, 1:37 PM

Zbeckabee

Contrary to popular belief pink eyes & nose are not a requirement for albinism. It's a genetic marker that indicates it and blue/grey eyes & light nose are also acceptable traits for albino animals. http://forums.bowsite.com/TF/bgforums/thread.cfm?threadid=377390&messages=7&forum=4 Jan 26 10, 1:48 PM

queproblema

"The word 'albinism' refers to a group of inherited conditions. People with albinism have little or no pigment in their eyes, skin, or hair. They have inherited altered genes that do not make the usual amounts of a pigment called melanin. One person in 17,000 in the U.S.A. has some type of albinism. Albinism affects people from all races. Most children with albinism are born to parents who have normal hair and eye color for their ethnic backgrounds. Sometimes people do not recognize that they have albinism. A common myth is that people with albinism have red eyes. In fact there are different types of albinism and the amount of pigment in the eyes varies. Although some individuals with albinism have reddish or violet eyes, most have blue eyes. Some have hazel or brown eyes. However, all forms of albinism are associated with vision problems." Lots more information on the official site of The National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation: http://www.albinism.org/publications/what_is_albinism.html Jan 26 10, 7:16 PM