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White tiger cubs make their debut in Buenos Aires
July 3, 1998Web posted at: 12:08 a.m. EDT (0408 GMT)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- Two newborn white Bengal tigers had their coming out recently, more than two weeks after they were born in a Buenos Aires zoo.
White Bengal tigers are native to Pakistan, where their coat is believed to have special powers. But they have been extinct in the wild since 1906, and there are only about 200 in captivity.
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These cubs were born to Betty, a white Bengal tiger that arrived at the zoo in 1997 with three other tigers.
She carried the cubs for more than a year before giving birth on June 14.
The zoo plans to let children vote on the names for the cubs.
Reuters contributed to this report.