"One of the male two offsprings Jay and Vijay born to a white tigress at Lucknow zoo will be sent to Delhi zoo, "Director of Lucknow Zoo, Rajendra Kumar Singh said.
A white tigress at Lucknow zoo
The official said this exchange is common practice in a zoo and is done to maintain genetic variation and breeding of tigers. Cross-mating is ensured to protect tigers from diseases and to increase their immunity.
"We have a white tigress and her two male offspring in Lucknow Zoo. Since they can't mate, a tiger will be sent to Delhi in exchange of a tigress which will become a mate to the remaining male tiger here," Singh said.