There’s no actual breed known as a “Royal White Bengal Tiger” — it’s instead a marketing term created by Siegfried & Roy White tigers are actually Bengal tiger mutations that suffer from a wide variety of genetic problems and maladies due to inbreeding The breeding of white tigers and other large cats as pets slowed considerably following Roy Horn’s near-fatal attack by the tiger known as Mantacore in 2003. When “Tiger King” protege Ryan Easley was killed by a tiger recently, it brought to mind the magic duo who reigned over Las Vegas from 1990 until 22 years ago this coming Friday. Though Siegfried & Roy were among the most beloved performers Las Vegas had ever known at the time, a myth they perpetuated since the 1980s was partially responsible for the conditions that led to Easley’s fatal mauling. Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn pose with an unidentified white tiger in 1990. The illusionists first performed in Las Vegas in…Read MoreCategory: Entertainment, Environment, Las Vegas, Vegas Myths Busted, animal welfare, breeding, inbreeding, Joe Exotic, Mantacore, myth, PETA, Royal White Bengal Tigers, Secret Garden, Siegfried & Roy, Siegfried and Roy, The Mirage, white lions, white tigersSource: Casino.org