#albino

#albino

Albino "Ghost Deer" Caught on CameraAbout one in 30,000 deer is born albino, and one man in Missouri just captured one of them on camera. Dale Richardson posted a video to Facebook showing his encounter with the all-white deer who was standing just a few feet from a road in Marshfield. He said that he’d spotted the deer wandering in the area on multiple occasions. Francis Skalicky, of the Missouri Department of Conservation, said that officials are aware of the existence of this particular albino deer, sometimes known as a "ghost deer”. He said that they’d been receiving reports about her several times already. “She has been around there for at least a few months.”#albino #deer #ghostdeer

Rare Albino Deer Captured On Video By North Carolina ResidentIt is common for deer to hang out in Kelly Hammer's neighborhood near the Eno River in North Durham, North Carolina. But on this particular morning, Hammer saw something "absolutely beautiful" when she looked outside her home. Alongside a group of deer was a deer that was all white. Hammer immediately grabbed her iPhone (she didn't have a good camera beside her that time) and went outside to take some pictures of the unexpected sight. The other deer immediately ran away, but the albino deer "casually walked around for a few minutes."Hunting in North Carolina is a common recreational activity, but hunters believe that killing a white deer could lead to a "long run of bad luck" for the hunter.The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission note that albinism is a rare phenomenon. It only occurs in one in every 30,000 deer.Hammer submitted her footage over at CBS 17.(Image Credit: Kelly Hammer/CBS 17)#Deer #Albinism #albino #Rare

Rare Albino Alligators Hatch at Florida ZooThere are only about 200 albino alligators in the world, and two of them are newly-hatched gator babies at Wild Florida zoo. Two more of them are their parents, Snowflake and Blizzard. Wild Florida says, “We’re so proud of our albino alligator parents, Snowflake and Blizzard, and our Croc Squad team for helping these hatchlings,” says our co-owner and co-founder Sam Haught. “With our Croc Squad overseeing these eggs, we’re hoping that these alligators will help engage more visitors, locals and tourists alike, with their environment.”Albinism is the result of a recessive gene that impeded the production of the melanin that normally provides the animal's color. It is rare in alligators because lack of color makes young gators highly visible to predators. Read more about the albino alligators at Smithsonian.(Image credit: Wild Florida) #albino #alligator #WildFloridaZoo #albinism