Ultra-rare BLACK tigers are caught on camera in India: Pair of big cats with highly unusual colouring are spotted by amateur photographer in national park

印度业余摄影师拍到极其罕见的“黑老虎”

Two extremely rare 'black' tigers have been captured strolling around the Nandankanan National Park in eastern India.

在印度东部的南丹卡南国家公园，两只极其罕见的“黑”虎被镜头捕捉到。

The stunning creatures have only been seen in the Odisha state and experts have in the past couple of years claimed there were as few as seven to eight of them left in the region.

这种令人惊叹的生物只在奥里萨邦被发现过，在过去几年里，专家称该地区只剩下7到8只。

Black tigers get their distinctive appearance due genetic mutations called pseudo-melanism where their dark stripe pattern fuses together on light orange-golden fur, often making their pelt look entirely dark.

黑老虎之所以有如此独特的外表，是因为一种被称为伪黑变病的基因突变，即它们的深色条纹图案融合在浅橙色-金色的皮毛上，通常使它们的皮毛看起来完全是黑色的。

Amateur photographer Satya Swagat, 23, a business student from New Delhi, was only 30ft away as he took pictures of the rare animals - all males - last November and said he got 'goose bumps' at first sight of them.

23岁的萨蒂亚·斯瓦格特是一名业余摄影师，来自新德里，是一名商科学生。去年11月，他在30英尺外拍摄这些稀有动物时(均是雄性)，他说他第一眼看到它们就“起了鸡皮疙瘩”。

He said: 'I got goose-bumps when I first saw the melanistic tiger.

他说：“当我第一次看到黑色的老虎时，我起了鸡皮疙瘩。”

'It was hard for me to believe my eyes and for a minute I forgot to pick up my camera as the big cat moved right in front of my eyes.

“这只大型猫科动物就在我眼前移动，我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛，有那么一会儿我都忘记拿起相机了。”

'I was taken aback by the beauty of the rare tiger.

“我被这只稀有老虎的美惊到了。”

'I kept my calm and the tiger obliged me with better sightings and better shots.'

“我保持冷静，老虎给了我更好的拍摄角度。”

Such tigers were rare even when the population of wild cats were plentiful in the country centuries ago.

即使在几个世纪前这个国家的老虎数量很多的时候，这种老虎也很少见。

以下是英国每日邮报读者的评论：译者：Jessica.Wu

Englandshark, London, United Kingdom

Great! Now some idiot will try to hunt it!

太棒了

现在有些笨蛋要去猎杀它了

zimboinlimbo, Harare, Zimbabwe

Or China will want their bones for soup

用它们的骨头炖汤

Grouse7, DURHAM, United Kingdom

Beautiful but I hope there is TOP SECURITY for these animals in INDIA before some greedy illegal POACHER HUNTERS get them.

好看，我希望在一些贪婪的非法偷猎者猎到这些动物之前，印度做好了安全措施。

C Lynn Marie, Somewhere, United States

They are beautiful! I really hope people leave them in peace.

它们很漂亮

我真的希望人们不要去打扰他们。

pistoffman, fomerlondon, Czech Republic

All Tigers are stunning to look at, I remember going to a zoo on an Island off the coast of Southampton in the 90s and seeing white Tigers. Maybe best if they are left to live in the wild with a bit of help from mankind.

所有的老虎看起来都很漂亮，我记得在90年代，我去南安普顿海岸外的一个岛上的动物园，看到了白虎。也许最好是让它们生活在野外，人类适当帮助。

C Lynn Marie, Somewhere, United States

I never liked going to the zoo. It always made me sad to see all the animals cooped up in cages.

我从来不喜欢去动物园。看到所有的动物都被关在笼子里，我感到难过。

steelgirl, London, United Kingdom

Wow. Unbelievably beautiful. PLEASE don't let them get shot by some soulless Trophy Hunter!

哇，难以置信的美。请不要让它们被一个没有灵魂的猎人射杀

withcat, Manchester, United Kingdom

Don't tell China they'll eat it

不要告诉中国

Joe_Jupanski, Danville

Leave them alone. Don't reveal where they are.

离他们远点，不要透露它们在哪里。

Me, Here, United Kingdom

Article needs to be taken down or someone will want to hunt them down to kill them.

删了这条新闻吧，否则有人会去猎杀它们的。

Freightload, London, United Kingdom

Magnificent. Just ho they live a full life span ...and no-one harms them.

太美了。只希望它们能活到寿终正寝，没人伤害它们。

PiperMoon, Denver, United States

Agree with most commentators. The less attention given to these beautiful exotic animals, the safer it is for them.

同意大多数评论者的观点。人们对这些美丽的珍奇动物的关注越少，它们就越安全。

Carine 88, West Midlands, United Kingdom

beautiful majestic animals, hope they get to live a long life

美丽雄伟的动物，希望它们能长寿

One.whoknows, Verona, United States

It's the year of the Tiger, baby!

今年是虎年，宝贝！

pigglesnausage, Oxford, United Kingdom

Stunning. Now protect them

令人惊叹，好好保护它们

LotusLeaf, Perth, Australia

Won't be long they'll be extinct from some nutcase human.

用不了多久，它们就会被疯狂的人类灭绝。

Schnuckel, Roseau, Dominica

Glorious beasts!!

漂亮的猛兽！

wisdom and peace, heaven, Honduras

Support the Protect Tiger project, which protects Tigers from poaching and other threats.

支持保护老虎项目，该项目保护老虎免受偷猎和其他威胁。

Snowpeas, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, United Kingdom

I hope they are able to stay safe from poachers. Such beautiful creatures, so many types of tigers hunted to near extinction.

我希望它们能够远离偷猎者。如此美丽的生物，如此多种类的老虎被猎杀到濒临灭绝。

Diana218., Sunnyvale, United States

Beautiful animals. I'm so sorry for what humanity has done to you :'(

美丽的动物。我很抱歉人类对你所做的一切。

adehayes1972, Nottingham

And now they're targets

现在它们成了目标

HotHatch100, City of London, United Kingdom

I wish the location had not been revealed

我希望具体地点没有被泄露