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Nieve is the first white tiger born in Central American country Nicaragua to a pair of yellow-and-black-coloured Bengals
A rare white Bengal tiger, named Nieve born at the Nicaragua zoo is being raised by humans after its mother rejected it.
Nieve is the first white tiger born in Central American country Nicaragua to a pair of yellow-and-black-coloured Bengals.
According to the zoo s director Eduardo Sacasa, Nieve came into the world a week ago, weighing just under a kilogramme at birth.
In picture: Marina Arguello takes care of a newborn female white tiger named Snow at the National Zoo in Masaya, Nicaragua/AFP