Incredible! Rare Black Tiger Spotted In Odisha, Photos Go Viral
Parveen Kaswan, an Indian Forest Service (IFS) employee, recently turned to the microblogging platform 'X' to reveal photographs of a "black tiger" shot in Odisha.
Nature is incredibly magnificent, and just when you think you've seen it all, it surprises you with much more.
Who posted the pictures?
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Parveen Kaswan, an Indian Forest Service (IFS) employee, recently turned to the microblogging platform 'X' to reveal photographs of a "black tiger" shot in Odisha.
Along with the spectacular photographs, Kaswan also informed people on the internet that the tiger's distinctive coat was simply due to the enormous animal being melanistic.
Why is this tiger black?
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Melanistic tigers have darker pigmentation on their skin or hair, giving them a distinctive appearance. The officer went on to say that these magnificent cats were exceptionally rare.
Kaswan revealed in a subsequent article that the first sighting of a "black tiger" occurred in 1993. "In self-defense on July 21, 1993, Salku, a young boy from Podagad village, shot down a 'black' tigress with arrows."
When was such a tiger discovered first?
"The rare tigers were identified for the first time in STR in 2007. More were documented throughout time. They are the result of a rare genetic mutation seen in a limited group," he wrote in his piece.
Ramesh Pandey, an Indian Forest Service official and Inspector General of Forests in the Ministry of Environment, astonished wildlife lovers earlier this year with riveting footage of the melanistic tiger on 'X'.
How did they capture the rare images of the tiger?
The caption of the video read, ¡°Beautiful camera trap video of a melanistic tiger in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha, the only place where we see blackish tigers because of genetic mutations in the population."
A camera trap, a gadget designed to monitor wildlife populations and behaviour, captured this uncommon tiger. Watch the video here.
Beautiful camera trap video of a melanistic tiger in Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha, the only place where we see blackish tigers because of genetic mutations in the population. pic.twitter.com/KXqvjX8tvs
¡ª Ramesh Pandey (@rameshpandeyifs) August 1, 2023
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