The rare colour variant of the Bengal tiger was photographed from just a few feet away, stunning wildlife enthusiasts worldwide.
A breathtaking sighting from Assam’s Kaziranga National Park has taken over the internet, an extremely rare Golden Tabby Tiger, considered one of the most beautiful big cats ever photographed in the wild. The images, originally captured by a wildlife photographer during a safari, show the tiger’s pale-gold coat and faded stripes up close, a combination so striking that it immediately caught global attention.
The Golden Tiger, also known as the Golden Tabby Tiger, is not a separate species but a rare genetic colour morph of the Bengal tiger. A recessive pigmentation gene causes its coat to appear golden against unusually light, almost washed-out stripes. Only a

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