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Recently, Carlita's health deteriorated quickly and her quality of life was poor with no possibility of improving.Carlita, the 21-year-old white Bengal tiger who had been at Zoo Miami for almost two decades, was euthanized on Monday, the zoo said. In May 2012, Carlita was retired to a special enclosure in a secluded quarantine area because she was starting to show signs of her age, the zoo said. Recently, her health deteriorated quickly and her quality of life was poor with no possibility of improving. Carlita was born in captivity in July 1992 and came to the zoo two years later....

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Three rare white tiger cubs delighted visitors at the Buenos Aires zoo on Thursday, tumbling in the grass of their enclosure in their first public appearance since being born late last year. Zookeepers said the birth of the blue-eyed Bengal tiger triplets represented an important contribution to saving the animals from extinction. "There are only about 250, not even 300, animals of this variety in captivity, so every birth in the Buenos Aires zoo contributes to saving this type of Bengal tiger," chief veterinarian Miguel Rivolta told Reuters Television. Rivolta said the zoo's breeding record showed...

First video (same as post link) Home comforts for rare white tiger cub Reuters.com Jan. 28 - A rare white tiger cub is being raised in a German home until he is big enough to join other large cats in a safari park.There are about 250 white tigers living in captivity -- 80 of them are owned by the German entertainers Siegfried and Roy in Los Angeles. When he's old enough, Pipo will live at the Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen. Tom Metcalfe reports. Video: Rare white tiger cub lives in German home ***************************************************Second Video: Reuters QuickCut Kiss me, I'm cute...

The National Zoo's only white tiger was euthanized Wednesday. Zoo officials said 18-year-old Taj had been treated for osteoarthritis for several years and recently was having trouble walking. He was in such pain this week it was decided to euthanize him. Taj was born at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., in 1984 and was brought to Washington two years later. He never had any offspring. The National Zoo said that since white tigers are not part of any conservation program, it has no plans to breed or exhibit them in the future. Instead, zoo officials plan to concentrate...