#albino animal

[dumberme]

Amazing sighting of 2 leopard cubs on the Western shores, Isimangaliso this afternoon- amazingly one appears to be a rare 'Strawberry' leopard. This unusual colouration is thought to be a result a genetic mutation called erythrism that causes an absence of a normal dark pigment or excessive production of red pigment. This has only been recorded a handful of times in leopards so could be a pretty special find for Isimangaliso.

[corythesaxon]

Her name is biscuit.

[zndr315-blog]

Somebody took white boy summer a bit too seriously…

proposition of seal;

Freaky Ass White Boy

Today's Seal Is: Freaky Ass White Boy

[herpsandbirds]

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) albino, family Trochilidae, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

photograph by ryany1117

[rolypolypellmell]

Alvinho, the albino giant anteater (he’s wearing a GPS collar).

[caleod]

5-9-24

[saltcherrycat]

oh he's very cute

he must have a hard life..

Imgur

[hinamie]

the sirens are turning red

[transylvanilla]

Today I discovered albino capybaras exist & I love them so much

[autistrix]

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/85993592]

Black-Backed Jackal || Lupulella mesomelas

Observed in Namibia

Least Concern in location of observation

Albino

[pol-ski]

Unique albino from Polish zoo named international penguin of the year

/© Gdansk Zoo, © Notes from Poland

An albino penguin born in a zoo in the Polish city of Gdańsk – the only one of its kind kept in captivity in the world – has been chosen as penguin of the year in an international contest.

Five-year-old female African penguin Kokosanka won almost 83% of public votes cast in the final round of March Of The Penguin Madness, an annual contest organised by Penguins International, an organisation committed to preserving and protecting penguins.

As a reward for her success, Kokosanka was presented by staff at her zoo with a cake made from herring caught in the nearby Baltic Sea, her favourite snack.

When Kokosanka hatched in Gdańsk in December 2018, her birth was initially kept a secret. Her carers feared that her albinism would mean she had poor health or that she would be rejected by her parents and other penguins.

Although Kokosanka was indeed initially rejected by her parents, with the support of her keepers she has grown into a healthy adult, well integrated with the other 84 penguins living at the zoo on Poland’s northern Baltic coast.

She has also become an informal face of Gdańsk Zoo, which offers Kokosanka-themed merchandise to its visitors.

🤍!

[dumberme]

A ginger crow spotted in Canada

[fucxingcuties]

Albino squirrel sleeping

photograph: anero64 / reddit

[mgdeerla]

You will look at my alligators

[baltharino]

[herpsandbirds]

what species do you think gets albinism the most?

I could not find sufficient data to determine which species exhibits the most albinism.

I can say that birds seem to be albino with greater frequency than other vertebrates, and in the US and Canada, American Robins appear to be albino more frequently than other species.

American Robin (Turdus migratorius), albino, family Turdidae, order Passeriformes, found across much of the US, Mexico, and Canada

photograph by Stephen J Lang