White tiger born in Texas gets a 'Star Wars' name

[TexasTowelie]

WYLIE, Texas—A rare white tiger born at an exotic animal sanctuary near Dallas has been named for a Dark Side villain in "Stars Wars."

Angela Culver with In-Sync Exotics in Wylie said Tuesday that the cub born March 6 has been named Kylo Ren and he's "pretty adorable."

She says sanctuary owner Vicky Keahey is a "Star Wars" fan.

The cub's parents, Assad and Zahra, were rescued Jan. 18 from an undisclosed location in Texas. Culver says the 280-pound tigers were kept by someone without proper paperwork, so sanctuary officials worked with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department to provide a new home for the big cats.

Read more: http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/texas/story/2018/mar/21/white-tiger-born-texas-gets-star-wars-name/718439/


This undated photo provided by In-Sync Exotics shows a white tiger cub named Kylo Ren, born March 6 at an animal sanctuary in Wylie, Texas. the rare white tiger born at an exotic animal sanctuary near Dallas has been named for a dark-side villain in "Star Wars." (Vicky Keahey/In-Sync Exotics via AP)

[murielm99]

1. I couldn't figure out from the article if the

parent tigers are also white. Are they? I would think not, since white tigers are rare.

[LeftInTX]

2. Beautiful!