White Tiger
It is a pity that the world’s most charismatic and the rarest of animals is no more found in the wild. Call of the wild, as always, attracted me while I was on the tour to Govindgarh. It was somewhere near the wilds of Govindgarh near the Bandhavgarh tiger reserve that a white tiger was found in the forests long ago. An orphaned white tiger cub was discovered alive in a hunting expedition by the former Maharaja of Rewa who then governed the region. He decided to take the custody of the cub. The white tiger cub was captured by Maharaja’s team and eventually kept in Govindgarh palace. It was named Mohan and the legacy of white tigers continued thereafter. Pictures India images of the white tiger are extremely regal and exude a sense of pride and arrogance. Mistakenly thought of as an albino by many including me till even a few days ago, the white tiger is actually a rare gene. On a jeep safari with my guide through the trails of Bandhavgarh tiger reserve, I continually prayed to come face-to-face with a white tiger. Rajesh kept commentating on the facts about this unusual species - that it is deficient in the typical yellow pigment of a tiger completely and hence the whiteness of color of the fur which is precisely black and white. However, the habit and habitat of the white tiger is same as normal yellow tigers.
My prayers were answered and we spotted a white tiger crossing our road a few meters away. My God! A beast of utter brilliance! Rajesh said it was on the prowl and a bit of silly mistake on our part could cost our lives. Calm and regal, it slowly waked past the tall bushes and made way through the other part of the forest.
