• The white tiger is not a species of tiger or an albino. A genetic defect causes the tiger to be white and they are a mutant form of the orange tiger. The white tiger has blue eyes and a pink colored nose with chocolate brown stripes.

• The Sumatran Tiger is darker in color than other tigers and more heavily striped. They have a more bearded and maned appearance, especially the males. It is the smallest of the remaining subspecies of tigers. There are as few as 400 Sumatran Tigers still in the wild and numbers are rapidly diminishing.

• This endangered tiger is found only on the island of Sumatra. It is a solitary creature hunting mostly at night, often near the river's edge. It is an excellent swimmer and on a hot day will often be seen standing or lying in water to keep cool.

• Sumatran Tigers grow to around 8 foot long and up to 300 pounds. Females are slightly smaller, around a foot shorter and 100 pounds less.