Q. Consider the following statements regarding “black tigers”:
1. It is a sub – species of Bengal tiger.
2. They are found in buxa national park.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation: Black tigers are a rare color variant of the Bengal tiger and not a separate species or subspecies of tiger.
- Their all-black color is due to pseudo-melanism, a condition that causes thick stripes that make the tawny background barely visible.
- Black tigers are only found in India’s Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha, a part of the UNESCO world network of Biosphere Reserve.
Source: FORUMIAS
