An exhibit featuring Bengal tigers Alya, Aurora and Ravi will open Saturday at Tigers for Tomorrow in Attalla, Ala.IF YOU GO* What: Bengal tiger exhibit* Where: Tigers for Tomorrow at Untamed Mountain, Attalla, Ala.* When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays* Cost: $12 per adult; $6 per child* Information: Visit www.tigersfortomorrow.org.
There are fewer than 50 Bengal tigers in the world that sport a “golden tabby” coloring – and one of them will be revealed to the public Saturday at Tigers for Tomorrow in northern Alabama.
“They look sort of like a Creamsicle ice pop,” Tigers for Tomorrow executive director Susan Steffens said. “They’re orange and white. We feel we are very special to have one of these to use as an ambassador for her species.”
The orange sherbet-colored Ravi lives in a 7,000-square-foot enclosure with two other Bengal tigers: a standard black and gold tiger named Ayla, and Aurora, a snow-white tiger.
“You can really see with this exhibit that all animals are individuals,” Steffens said. “Ayla is the most spoiled, she runs the group; Aurora is the most athletic; Ravi is the little showgirl out of them. She knows she is special, we believe.”