Bhubaneswar: The video of an extremely rare melanistic tiger is wowing social media users. What makes it rare is the excess of melanin. This makes his appearance a little black than its typical counterparts in the wild. The video has been posted by an Indian Foreign Service officer.
“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,” he has posted on ‘X’ along with the video.
‘X’ users have loved the video. The video has garnered nearly 70,000 views and was liked by nearly 2000 viewers and 281 retweets.
The users responded in amazement.
“Melanistic tiger? Wow, I never seen a tiger who has such black marks on his/her skin,” posted a user.
“Thanks for the share and information. Hearing about them first time. Shall try and visit sometime,” wrote another.
“Incredible,” said the third.
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
— Ramesh Pandey (@rameshpandeyifs) August 1, 2023
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