she's quite gorgeous. I've never seen this coloration before now and it's certainly stunning.

Thank you for sharing the pictures.

Most people have never heard her, because there are only around 100 in the entire world. I have a bunch more pictures of all the critters I work with coming. Thank you so much!

How do they come about, then? Just some odd genetic roll of the dice?

Well it has a lot to do with genetics that I don't understand but it has to do with recessive genes and unfortunately, generations of inbreeding. No clue how the very first golden tabby came about but you have to breed two tigers with the tabby gene to get a tabby, but the parents don't necessarily have to be tabby, they could be white or normal. There is a famous litter born in Australia that was one normal cub, one white, and two tabbies I think.

Beautiful composition and embellish with the edges - and the subject matter is breathtaking

Hehe, everyone seems to comment on the border, my bo did that but thanks anyways! And even being all muddy, Shammi is still beautiful.

I got to hold a baby one at the Parrot Jungle Island in Miami.......cutest darn thing EVAR!!!! <3333333

Wow, thats awesome. We don't get babies very often because since we're a sanctuary, we don't breed our cats since that will just add to the population problem of captive tigers and we don't have room for any more large cats at the time. But baby cats are the most awesome thing ever. =^-^=

She is just stunning! How close do you get to the cats? I'm jealous at any rate. At the zoo I work at I just get to play with invertabrates, reptiles, raptors and small mammals (porcupine for one).

Well since this is a privately owned sanctuary we don't have the same strict rules as AZA accredited zoos. It's entirely volunteer staffed and most of the volunteers do a little bit of everything. I most take care of the birds, small mammals (lemurs, foxes, kangaroo, raccoon, skunk..), and reptiles, but once in a while I get to help with the big cats and I take visitors in with our bobcat and wolves. Most of the cat shots are through the fence but sometimes the cats are within inches of the fence so it makes close ups a snap.

*squees & huggles you* thank you for posting such lovely pics of golden tabby tigers! I can never find any & I love them so much! *pouts* ppl never believe me when I say they exist...

I've got more if you want me to post them. I had never even heard of a golden tabby tiger before Shammi came to live with us, I was like, a white tiger with red stripes? Nowai!
You are very welcome, and thank you for the watch!

**Sorry, I ment fave**

wow I love her stripes, they are beautiful.

Thank you very much Toraneko, I really love all the little spots between her stripes.

I'm in love with golden tabbies ^^ Such a beautiful picture!

Thank you very much Millieyap, I'd never heard of them either until we first got Shammi, although they seem to be gaining popularity recently.

I mean thanks FuziBuni. How can you not love them? Thanks again! =^-^=

Interesting, I've never heard of one before.

Thanks for sharing! :)

Thank you very much Millieyap, I'd never heard of them either until we first got Shammi, although they seem to be gaining popularity recently.

Stunning. O_O Where is this again? What country?

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
But Shammi is one of around 100 tabby tigers in the world. At least thats the last number I read.

You might want to check again, I can sadly guarantee that the number is much lower. *Cries*
Furrywriter.

I didn't know there were any left in existence! (Adds to favorites)
Furrywriter.

Gawd hes huge!!

THAT is one sexy looking pelt

Beautiful! ^_^