Rare Albinos Appearing

[Gerard Zwaan]

The White buffalo is an American bison (American buffalo) that is considered to

be sacred signs in several Native American religions,   

An albino snail?

Rare Albino Snail Discovered in New Zealand

New Zealand Department of Conservation

[M. Difato]

The rarest sparrows in Britain: Albino birds seen perching on a branch in Wiltshire are thought to be the first pair ever spotted in the UK. PUBLISHED: 29, May 2017

 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4553512/Albino-sparrow-pair...

 

[Scott]

Meet Pearl, the albino bluebird at Carolina Wildlife Center (May 11, 2017)

...meet an albino bluebird by the name of Pearl.

“She was found on the ground mid-summer last year [2016],” said the center’s executive director, Jay Coles. “The albinism often has other side effects and in this bird they are limited flight and sight.”

http://www.thestate.com/living/pets/article150046227.html

https://www.facebook.com/carolinawildlifecare/photos/a.299494543578...

[Scott]

Albino groundhog spotted in North Swanzey, New Hampshire (May 4, 2017)

http://ulocal.wmur.com/mediadetail/29688266

[Kojima]

Albino orangutan rescued from captivity in Indonesia

2 May 2017

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39781945

AFP/BOSF

A rare albino orangutan is being cared for by an animal protection group in Indonesia after being rescued.

The white-haired and blue-eyed female orangutan was being held captive in a remote village in the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.

It had been held in a cage for two days and "still displays wild behaviours", the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation said.

The animal could soon be released back into the wild, the group said.

'Sensitive to light'

Albino orangutans are extremely rare and this is the first taken in by the organisation in its 25-year history, BOS Foundation told AFP news agency.

The group said it had determined the animal had albinism after physical examinations, saying its eyes were very sensitive to light.

The animal, believed to be five years old, is being assessed at the group's rehabilitation centre, home to nearly 500 orangutans.

Bornean orangutans are classified as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Their populations decreased by more than 60% between 1950 and 2010, due to the destruction of their habitat and hunting, and a further decline of 22% is expected between 2010 and 2025, the IUCN says.

Around 100,000 orangutans are estimated to live on the island of Borneo, which is split between Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia.

There may be more albino orangutans on the island, the BOS Foundation says.

"There must be orangutans living in the forests from whom the albino orangutan inherited the disorder, for it is genetic," CEO Jamartin Sihite was quoted by the Jakarta Post newspaper as saying.

[M. Difato]

Irish fisherman catches rare one-in-100 million albino lobster off the west of Ireland coast

(Posted 5/2/2017)

http://irishpost.co.uk/irish-fisherman-catches-rare-one-100-million...

ireland-coast/ 

A ONE-in-100 million white albino lobster has been donated to an Irish aquarium after it was saved from the chef’s cooking pot by a fisherman in Ireland.

Local fisherman Charlie O’Malley caught the rare crustacean in his nets off the coast of Achill Island in Co. Mayo.

The chance of catching a ‘ghost’ lobster like the one found in Achill is approximately one-in-100million.

For comparison, the odds of winning the Lotto jackpot in Britain is around one-in-14million.

The unique Irish lobster was spared from the dinner table and kindly donated to The Achill Experience, which contains Mayo’s first aquarium and a museum relating to the history of the region.

“To be honest with you, I didn’t realize the significance of the lobster at the time but I’ve done my homework since,” said Terence Dever, CEO of The Achill Experience..."

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[M. Difato]

Extremely rare tango-coloured live specimen as part of a catch from the Irish Sea.
https://www.deeperblue.com/rare-lobster-saved-stove/

The chances of catching a bright orange lobster are estimated at one-in-30 million, so we’re incredibly excited

that this new addition will join our Lobster Hatchery of Wales. She will be part of our ongoing captive breeding

and conservation program because she is a ‘berried hen’. A female lobster carrying eggs.

[Scott]

Greensboro Neighbors Big Fans of Albino Deer 'Yuki' (April 21, 2017)

A rare albino deer was spotted in a Greensboro neighborhood Wednesday and caught on tape. 

...Coley Francis whose family lives in that neighborhood, said they've named the deer Yuki, which is Japanese for 'powered snow'. 

http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local/albino-deer-seen-in-greensboro/...

[Scott]

Snap of a rare albino squirrel (April 3, 2017)

Tim Clifton captured the albino rodent in Alexandra Park, Hastings, East Sussex 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4375338/Once-lifetime-snaps...

[Scott]

Rare albino black vulture finds home in Campbell Hall (Feb 25, 2017)

As animal lovers, the Noonans welcome to their rural corner of Campbell Hall [New York] all kinds of wildlife. But they had never seen anything before like the vulture that recently landed on their roof.

...Usually this vulture species is handsome black, with a gray head, black body and gray legs.

..."Yes, that's an albino black vulture," confirmed Kevin J. McGowan, a bird biologist at the Ithaca-based Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

http://www.recordonline.com/news/20170225/wayne-hall-rare-albino-bl...

[Scott]

Albino Common Wolf Snake rescued in Odisha capital (Feb 14, 2007)

An albino Common Wolf Snake was rescued from Patia area in Odisha capital on Sunday night.

https://odishasuntimes.com/2017/02/14/albino-common-wolf-snake-resc...