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Saudi Arabia witnesses the birth of a rare Arab tiger

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On Wednesday, the Royal Commission for Al-Ula Governorate in Saudi Arabia announced the birth of a rare Arabian leopard baby.

“The importance of this successful birth lies in the fact that it gives us a glimmer of hope that it is not too late to save the Arabian leopard,” the Royal Commission said.

She added, “We believe that saving endangered species such as the Arabian tiger is critical to protecting our planet and restoring the natural balance of our integrated ecosystem, which is in line with our mission and mission at the Royal Commission for AlUla to restore the strength of the natural balance.”

The authority indicated that there are only about 200 Arab tigers in the wild, explaining that the International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified the Arab tiger among the endangered animals.

The Arab tiger is the smallest subspecies of tigers, as it lived in the Arabian Peninsula for nearly 500,000 years, and originally it was a mountain animal, and now it is considered the only tiger that lives in the desert.

The Arab tigers are very light in color, as the yellowish-golden color, which is usually found between spots in most parts of the body of the rest of the breeds, is not found in this breed except along the length of its appearance, and then fades to pale yellow or white on the rest of the body, and is characterized by the color of its eyes Zarqa, unlike its African counterparts.

The adult female weighs 20 kilograms, while the adult male weighs approximately 30 kilograms. In comparison, the southern African tigers can weigh between 50 to 70 kilograms, and therefore Arab tigers can be considered smaller than the rest of the African and Asian tiger subspecies.

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