White Bengal tiger, Princess, blue eyed white tiger in cage

Permanent Link:: http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FIZO001051/00001

Material Information

Subjects / Keywords:: Miami Metrozoo ( fast )
Zoo Miami ( fast )
Zoo animals ( fast )
Zoos -- Exhibitions ( fast )
Tiger
Bengal tiger
White tiger (Adiga, Aravind)
Genre:: Postcard
Spatial Coverage:: Florida -- Miami

General Note:: written on verso: "WHITE TIGER - Valued at $35,000 and flown from India to Crandon Park Zoo, Key Biscayne, Miami, Fla. "princess" is the second white tiger in American zoo history and the final one to leave India. The Indian Government nationalized its remaining white tigers to protect the rare genetic breed which took 10 years and 3 generations to produce. The tiger has blue eyes and is not an albino. It was given to the Zoological Society of Florida by socialite-sportsman, Ralph S. Scott.

Source Institution:: Florida International University
Holding Location:: Government Resources and Information Department, South Florida Collection
Rights Management:: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
Resource Identifier:: FIZO001051

Aggregations:: FIU Government Resources and Information Department
Zoo Miami Digital Collection