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Detailed explanation-1: -The world’s first ‘White Tiger Safari’ has recently opened for the public at Mukundpur in Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. The first of its kind safari has cost Rs. 50 crore and is spread over an area of 25 hectares. It is home to three white tigers including one male, two females, and two Royal Bengal tigers .

Detailed explanation-2: -World’s first White Tiger Safari opens in Madhya Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is reported in the wild from time to time in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, in the Sunderbans region and especially in the former State of Rewa. It has the typical black stripes of a tiger, but carries a white or near-white coat.

Detailed explanation-4: -The world’s first white tiger sanctuary has opened at Mukundpur, 20km from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1951, a white tiger cub, named Mohan, was captured. It later became the progenitor of all known white tigers in the world after the Rewa princely state’s ruler Maharaja Martand Singh for arranged its breeding.