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A digital illustration of the black tiger has surfaced online. Shared by graphic designer Sudarshan Shaw, the illustration features the pseudo-melanistic tiger walking in a forest while another tiger rests on the other side. Have a look at the illustration here:
The tweet mentioned that the image was a digital illustration of a pseudo-melanistic tiger in Similipal National park, Odisha. The illustration was a folk representation done for a scientific paper by NCBS, it further read. This was in response to a clip tweeted by IFS officer Susanta Nanda where a tiger could be seen marking its territory on International Tiger Day.
The tweet mentioned that tigers were a symbol of sustainability of India’s forests and that the clip was from a Tiger Reserve poised for recovery of an isolated source population that possessed a unique gene pool. Kaswan shared the clip and wrote that the black tigers of India are pseudo - melanistic tigers found in Simlipal. These black cats had a genetic mutation and were highly rare. The officer tagged Susanta Nanda in his post.
As per a study done by a team of scientists from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, a single genetic mutation in these tigers causes the black stripes to broaden into the tawny background. This variant is distinguished by broadened and fused stripes and is called pseudo-melanism. It is different from melanism that is characterised by unusually high deposition of a dark pigment called melanin. The genetic variations happen spontaneously, but are not frequent. Earlier, a video was shared by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Susanta Nanda showing a tiger crossing the road. Sharing the video, Nanda had termed the visual as a ‘Magical Monsoon’. In the video, the tiger could be seen slowly crossing a road and walking into a jungle, highlighting the need to focus on the construction of mitigation structures for wild animals. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .