Zoo mulls mating white tiger with royal bengal tiger

The Delhi zoo is mulling mating its white tiger with Royal Bengal tiger.

"We are considering it (the mating program). We are working out the details. A final announcement will be made soon," a zoo official said.

The National Zoological Park is famous for its rich breeding programmes.

It has also participated in various exchange programmes by giving surplus animals to other zoos.

The tiger population at the zoo has always drawn a sizeable crowd and the zoo officials are trying hard to increase their numbers.

Spread across 176 acres of land, the Delhi zoo is one of the most spacious zoological parks of the country.

It is home to about 1,350 animals representing almost 130 species, apart from having a wide variety of indigenous and exotic birds. The zoo is also part of the conservation breeding programmes of the Central Zoo Authority.