罕見的白色孟加拉虎

A rare white Indian tiger cub plays with its mother Surya Bara at a zoo in the city of Liberec, Czech Republic, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012.

在捷克利貝雷茨動物園中，一只罕見的孟加拉虎幼崽與雌虎Surya Bara正在一起玩耍。(攝于2012年9月3日)

The cubs, two boys and a girl, arrived in July. According to the Daily Mail newspaper, only one out of every 10,000 Bengal tigers have the dramatic coloring.

這幾只7月出生的幼崽中，2只為雄性，一只為雌性。根據(jù)《每日郵報》消息稱，每10000只孟加拉虎中才有一只具有如此特別的白色斑紋。

The zoo has staged a contest to name one of the boys. Zoo employees will name the others.

動物園開展了一場為雌性幼崽命名的比賽。動物園員工將為其他的幼崽命名。

The cubs will be baptized this week, the paper reports. Male Bengal tigers can grow to 500 pounds, females up to 375 pounds, and they can measure eight feet long.

成年雄性孟加拉虎體重可達500磅，而雌性虎則可達375磅，長約8英尺。

White tigers don't live long in the wild, in part because their white coats stand out. In the past century, only 12 have been seen in the wild, according to the Daily Mail.

白色斑紋的孟加拉虎不能在野外生活過久，一部分是因為他們的白色斑紋太過顯眼。據(jù)每日郵報稱，在過去的幾個世紀里，野外僅存的白色斑紋孟加拉虎為12只。

At the zoo, their life expectancy is close to 20 years. Here, one of the cubs cuddles with mom.

在動物園中生活的它們壽命可達20年。