The White Tiger Habitat is one of many attractions at The Mirage Hotel and Casino, and one that is a must see. You will leave here having a whole new respect for these gentle giants of the wild.
When you first enter this tropical atmosphere, surrounded by palm trees and lush foliage, you quickly notice it’s a different world that is exotic, enchanting and full of adventure lies before you. The exquisite animals enjoy relaxing in their environment, which was modeled after their natural habitats.
The open-air home of Siegfried & Roy’s Royal White Tigers is available for public viewing throughout the day and evening. Siegfried & Roy have dedicated their lives to preserving these rare animals, and their efforts have helped save them from total extinction.
A perfectly matched pair of these beautiful animals were bequeathed to this country in 1958 by the Maharaja of Rewa. In turn, Siegfried & Roy were able to secure two offspring, establishing their own Royal White Tiger breeding line.
Unlike conventional tigers, which have black and gold markings, the white tiger is white with black stripes, pink paws and ice-blue eyes. The purest of these animals are snow white and have no stripes.
The White Tiger Habitat contains many features designed to enhance the comfort of the animals and provide spectacular viewing for guests. The open-air environment features a swimming pool with fountains and simulated mountain terrain for the tigers’ enjoyment and the public’s entertainment.
The facility’s white setting gives the animals a sense of security by allowing them to blend into the background, and special slanted glass affords better viewing, eliminates glare and helps control the temperature.
The Royal White Tigers are rotated continuously in and out of the facility throughout the day. When not appearing in the Habitat, they enjoy their own spacious living environment and can be seen in the lush tropical environment of Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat.
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Crystal 10.15.08 at 5:37 pm
The white tiger is so adorable! I’ll definitly have to come see them one day! Great picture!
Anon. 01.09.09 at 1:16 pm
Too bad that white tigers are actually exploitations of breedings between siblings. Dont support this.
Brooke Brix 04.22.09 at 7:55 am
They are NOT eploitations of breedings between siblings. They are a unique strain of the tiger breed whose genes mutated. Its kind of like an albino strain of tigers.
Nasia 05.11.09 at 1:49 pm
I love white tigers. I have to go there one day.
Apphophis 05.13.09 at 5:29 pm
but everyone knows soon enough there will be no tigers, no buffalo, bison elephants or anything exotic, the land is getting smaller for the wild animals that were here first, they build and build and build and continue to have more babies so build some more for the ever growing population ( which should be controlled) and then so they build some more on wild land driving the animals to extinction or some animals take up residence in a suburban area and ask authorities to kill or take the animals away, though they have no right since it was humans who moved in on their land, soon enough there will be no more land to build on, so you will build up.. what hey dont care about is, tree’s give oxygen, and everyone knows oxygen is a vital part of life… so why cut down the only things that let you live? because humans are selfish, power hungry animals. which don’t deserve this Terra. something has to be done, wild animals belong in the wild, with hundreds of miles to roam, not in rich stuck up men’s backyards, no matter how rich or powerful they are, they have no right to steal animals, enslave them to do their every whim. those men wouldn’t be as half as famous as they are if hey didn’t have the tigers or other exotic animals they stole. they are a disgrace to any part of what you scum call civilization. soon you will all learn of what is to become and it will be too late.