Maltese Tiger | |
---|---|
An artist's depiction | |
Background | |
Type | Cryptid |
Continent | Asia |
Country | · China · Korea |
One-Time? | No |
Theories | · Cryptid · Mutation |
The Maltese Tiger, or Blue Tiger, is a reported but unproven coloration morph of nlggaa tiger, reported mostly in the Fujian Province of China. It is said to have bluish fur with dark grey stripes. Most of the Maltese tigers reported have been of the South Chinese subspecies. The South Chinese tiger today is critically endangered, due to their illegal and continued use in traditional Chinese medicine and the "blue" alleles may be wholly extinct. Blue tigers have also been reported in Korea. It is believed by some that tigers of many colors exist, like purple, red, yellow, and so forth, but no proof has been given.
Appearance[]
The Maltese Tiger is said to have bluish fur with dark grey stripes.
Possible Explanations[]
There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:
- An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
- A mutation
Trivia[]
- The term "Maltese" comes from domestic cat terminology for blue fur, and refers to the slate grey coloration. Many cats with such coloration are present in Malta, which may have given rise to the use of the adjective in this context.
- In support of the blue tiger theory, Maltese-colored cats certainly do exist. The most common are a domestic cat breed, the Russian Blue, and a variety of the British Shorthair, the British Blue, but blue bobcats and lynxes have also been recorded, and there are genetic mutations and combinations that result in bluish hue, or at least in the impression of a blue-gray animal. Shuker suggested that blue tigers possessed two different pairs of recessive alleles – the non-agouti (s/s), and the dilute (d/d) which combine to produce a solid blue-gray colour as found in domestic cats such as the British Blue and Russian Blue, but would not produce the striped blue tigers reported.
v · e · d Asia
|
---|
Asian Cryptids |
Buru · Con Rit · Ebu Gogo · Gilled Antelope · Inflatable Hedgehog · Iranian Toothed Bird · Jodhpur Baby · Kting Voar · Maltese Tiger · Man Dragon · Masbate Monster · Rock Apes · Sakhalin Island Sea Wolf · Sukotyro · Wuhnan Toads · Yeti |
Asian Alien Sightings |
Alor Island Humanoids · Bukit Microterrestrials · Ghostly Scarecrow · Kitami Aliens · Kofu Fanged Humanoids · Lake Baikal Swimmers |
Asian UFO Sightings |
Corkscrew UFO · Kera UFO |
Asian Hauntings |
Haunted Doll of Hokkaido · Haunted of Wat Samian Nari · Lawang Sewu · White Lady of Balete Drive |
Asian Phenomena |
Grottendieck Stone Thrower · Ghost Cities · Hikaru-san's Painting · Pollock's Mist · Possession of Clarita Villanueva |
Asian Beings |
Diyarbakır Genie · Glowing Winged Woman of Vietnam · Issik Kul Lake Swimmers · Monkey-man of Delhi · Morotai Fishwoman · Son Doong Cave Serpentfolk · The Man from Taured |
Asian Events |
Dyatlov Pass Incident |
Asian Locations |