Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
Rare Albinos Appearing
Rare Albino Hummingbird in Virginia9/28/2011
An extremely rare albino Ruby-Throated Hummingbirdhas been captured in a series of beautiful photos.
Source: http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2011/09/28/rare-albino-hummingbird-i...
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What is an albino? It is a species which is born all white with little or no pigment on their skin, hair or fur. Here are some more recent appearances...
Albino like Penguin Spotted
January 15, 2012
This blond penguin has Antarctic Scientists puzzled.
Photo Credit: David Stephens/Lindblad Expeditions
Discovery News
This blond, albino-like penguin was spotted at the edge of the South Shetland Islands by tourists and naturalist David Stephens.
They were all aboard the National Geographic Journey to Antarctica. Stephens, of the Lindblad Expeditions cruise company, which is running the cruise, wrote on his blog:
“Despite colorful variation in facial patterns, all penguins are decked in the standard black and white pattern. This is no accident. Counter-shading camouflage is so necessary to diving birds that all are fundamentally alike. But to our astonishment we found an exception. At the water’s edge stood a leucistic Chinstrap. This bird was whitish, but not quite an albino. Instead, it had pigmented eyes and a washed-out version of a Chinstrap’s normal pattern. Many wondered about this unusual bird’s chances of success. While odd coloration may make fishing a bit more difficult, leucistic birds are regularly found breeding normally.”
The leucistic penguins have a reduced level of pigmentation but still have pigmented eyes, according to National Geographic.
Penguins’ countershaded dark and white colors camouflage them from above from predators. Stephens wrote on his blog, “Many wondered about this unusual bird’s chances of success. While odd coloration may make fishing a bit more difficult, leucistic birds are regularly found breeding normally.”
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These Penguins regularly breed as any normal penguin do, but why make a story out of it if not a big deal?
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The White buffalo is an American bison (American buffalo) that is considered to be sacred signs in several Native American religions, SOURCE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_buffalo
More info at this link source on Legends of Native American Indians
More info here at this blog: http://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ancient-indian-art-history...
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An albino snail?
Rare Albino Snail Discovered in New Zealand
SOURCE: http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/rare-albino-snail-photog...
New Zealand Department of Conservation/via
Given their propensity for a less-than-speedy gait, it's no wonder snails evolved to blend in with their surroundings -- but for one snail in particular, genetics had other things in mind. Recently, while exploring the undergrowth in New Zealand's Kahurangi National Park, a group of hikers made an extraordinary discovery: a giant, albino Powelliphanta snail seeming to cope quite well with its bright-white appearance. The find is so rare, in fact, that even snail experts say this is only the second time they've ever seen anything like it.
The unusual snail was spotted by members of the Waimea Tramping Clubon a trek through a forest on New Zealand's South Island. Bill Brough, one of the first to see it, knew immediately they'd stumbled on something very special. "Our group had seen three or four snails already that morning as it had rained and they'd come out in the wet conditions. Then I saw the white snail and went wow! We were excited to see it, knowing how extraordinary it was."
Here is another video of the snail...just amazing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNCuJvlvSug
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Extremely Rare Albino Dolphin Found Off Coast of South America
SOURCE: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2011/12/02/albino-dolphi...
An extremely rare albino dolphin was discovered by Brazilian biologists swimming off the southern coast of South America.
The research group, based at Univille university in Santa Catarina, said Thursday that it was the first recorded instance of an albino in the pontoporia blainvillei species, a very shy type of dolphin that rarely jumps out of the water. It's known in Brazil as Toninha and in Argentina and Uruguay as the La Plata or Franciscana dolphin.
Since Herman Melville created the albino whale Moby Dick in 1851, rare albino marine mammals have held a special fascination.
Camilla Meirelles Sartori, the lead biologist of Project Toninhas, said she first saw the white calf with pinkish fins at the end of October. Her group photographed him in early November.
"We were surprised, shocked," Sartori said. "It's very small, and the color is really different. We didn't know what it was at first."
Sartori said the baby was with an adult, probably its mother. The young live on their mother's milk until they are six months old and remain dependent on the adult until they're a year old.
The species is endangered. Its dolphins have long, thin snouts and get easily tangled in fishing nets. They can drown or die of stress if not quickly released, Sartori said.
Since Herman Melville created the albino whale Moby Dick in 1851, rare albino marine mammals have held a special fascination.
Albinism is the lack of melanin pigments in the body, giving an individual very light or white skin and hair. Little is known about the genetic predisposition in dolphins because it's so unusual.
Sartori said the rarity of the baby spotted by her group only highlights the need to preserve the Bay of Babitonga in the southern Brazil state of Santa Catarina, where this population of endangered dolphins lives.
"Albino animals generally have fewer chances of survival because they have greater chances of being caught by predators," Sartori said. "Here, in this bay, they don't have natural predators. But there is a lot of environmental degradation from two ports, industrial and residential sewage, tourism. This is an another argument for its protection."
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Pink dolphin appears in US lake
The world's only pink Bottlenose dolphin which was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA, has become such an attraction that conservationists have warned tourists to leave it alone.
Pinky the rare albino dolphin has been spotted in Lake Calcasieu in Louisiana, USA Photo: CATERS NEWS
12:43PM GMT 02 Mar 2009
SOURCE: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4927224/Pin...
Charter boat captain Erik Rue, 42, photographed the animal, which is actually an albino, when he began studying it after the mammal first surfaced in Lake Calcasieu, an inland saltwater estuary, north of the Gulf of Mexico in southwestern USA.
Capt Rue originally saw the dolphin, which also has reddish eyes, swimming with a pod of four other dolphins, with one appearing to be its mother which never left its side.
He said: "I just happened to see a little pod of dolphins, and I noticed one that was a little lighter.
"It was absolutely stunningly pink.
"I had never seen anything like it. It's the same color throughout the whole body and it looks like it just came out of a paint booth.
"The dolphin appears to be healthy and normal other than its coloration, which is quite beautiful and stunningly pink.
"The mammal is entirely pink from tip to tail and has reddish eyes indicating its albinism. The skin appears smooth, glossy pink and without flaws.
"I have personally spotted the pink dolphin 40 to 50 times in the time since the original sighting as it has apparently taken up residence with its family in the Calcasieu ship channel.
"As time has passed the young mammal has grown and sometimes ventures away from its mother to feed and play but always remains in the vicinity of the pod.
"Surprisingly, it does not appear to be drastically affected by the environment or sunlight as might be expected considering its condition, although it tends to remain below the surface a little more than the others in the pod."
Regina Asmutis-Silvia, senior biologist with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, said: "I have never seen a dolphin coloured in this way in all my career.
"It is a truly beautiful dolphin but people should be careful, as with any dolphins, to respect it - observe from a distance, limit their time watching, don't chase or harass it
"While this animal looks pink, it is an albino which you can notice in the pink eyes.
"Albinism is a genetic trait and it unclear as to the type of albinism this animal inherited."
A close relation of dolphins, the Amazon River Botos, called pink dolphins, live in South America in the Amazon.
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Wonder if people will also be born albino more frequently? There are some stories of this and plenty of pics here on Google. Here is a vid on it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWTgu1paGDs
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ZT on White Buffalo Legend
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ZT SOURCE: http://www.zetatalk.com/newsletr/issue032.htm
- A rare albino dolphin was spotted in Louisiana.
- http://www.zetatalk.com/theword/tworx561.jpg" align="right" height="240" hspace="0" width="320" />Rare Pink Dolphin Seen in Louisiana Lake
July 03, 2007
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287938,00.html- A charter-boat captain from Lake Charles, La., photographed a rare pink dolphin a couple of weeks ago in Calcasieu Lake, an estuary just north of the Gulf of Mexico in southwestern Louisiana. According to Calcasieu Charter Service's Web site, Capt. Erik Rue was on the lake June 24 with fishing customers when five dolphins came into view - four normal-looking gray ones, and a bright pink one that appeared to be an adolescent.
The Zetas had predicted that more albinism would occur, as the core of the Earth roiled under the influence of the approaching Planet X.
ZetaTalk Explanation 7/7/2007: We have explained that the reason the White Buffalo was a sign the Indians were watching for is due to increased albinism in animals as the core of the Earth swirls about in response to the approach of Planet X. Nancy has recorded the increase in albinism, the many reports, since the first White Buffalo appeared about 10 years ago. Indeed, this pink dolphin is another example. The rate of increase has not slowed, nor will it for some time!
And what is the reason for this increase in albinism? Cave creatures, fish or lizards living in caves, do not need pigmentation, and this adaptation is buried in our DNA. The emanations from the core seem to surface creatures like the emanations found in caves, so this particular DNA is triggered!
ZetaTalk Explanation 6/15/1996: Albinos occur naturally in all life forms, some with more rarity than others. What causes an albino to emerge is assumed to be a genetic quirk, where the normal production of color compounds is suppressed. This is the effect but not the cause, else why would life in dark caverns or the depths of the ocean be pale, without color? If color were a genetic quirk, then why the almost total absence of color in creatures living in darkness? Coloration is influenced by radiation, just as tanning takes place upon exposure to sunlight. What is little understood is that this phenomena has two switches, one increasing coloration under certain radiation frequencies, but another reducing coloration under a different set of radiation frequencies. The core of the Earth, emitting in greater bursts the radiation her caverns and deep water creatures are bathed in, is confusing her surface creatures. Thus, the White Buffalo, heeding the signals from the restless Earth, are heralding the approaching pole shift.
Have you seen or heard about any other albinos which are rarely seen?
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...
Feb 16, 2017
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...
Feb 28, 2017
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...
Apr 11, 2017
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/...
Apr 22, 2017
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.
May 3, 2017
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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May 5, 2017
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.
May 6, 2017
Scott
Albino groundhog spotted in North Swanzey, New Hampshire (May 4, 2017)
http://ulocal.wmur.com/mediadetail/29688266
May 6, 2017
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.”
https://www.facebook.com/carolinawildlifecare/photos/a.299494543578...
May 12, 2017
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...
Jun 6, 2017
Derrick Johnson
The white stuff: Ultra-rare baby albino dolphin delights whale watchers as it playfully splashes around
Whale watchers were forced to double take as an incredibly rare albino dolphin made an appearance in the waters off California last week.
Video footage shows the milky-coloured marine mammal skimming through the water as part of a pod, with its white skin clearly distinguishable against the ocean blue.
At one point it fans its tail in the air, as it playfully plunges down into the choppy sea with its companions close by.
Special sighting: Whale watchers were forced to double take as an incredibly rare albino dolphin made an appearance in the waters off California last week
Spot the difference: Video footage shows the milky-coloured marine mammal skimming through the water as part of a pod, with its white skin clearly distinguishable
It didn't seem bothered by the audience and continued to bob along close to the passenger-loaded boat.
Naturalists from the Princess Monterey Whale Watching sightseeing firm confirmed that the unusual Risso's dolphin was a calf.
It was spotted during a morning excursion, which departed at 9am on June 6. Humpbacks also surfaced during the tour.
Risso's dolphins - which are traditionally gray and identifiable with their stout, blunt noses - usually measure around 3.5 to 5.5 feet in length as newborns.
They can go on to live more than three decades with an estimated lifespan of at least 35 years.
It's not the first time an albino dolphin has been spotted on a Princess Monterey Whale Watching trip.
In 2015 passengers were delighted by similar close-up sightings around the same stretch of coastline.
Water baby: Naturalists from the Princess Monterey Whale Watching sightseeing firm confirmed that the unusual Risso's dolphin was a calf
In its element: It didn't seem bothered by the audience and continued to bob along close to the passenger-loaded boat
Risso's dolphins are rare but the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species considers this species 'data deficient' due to insufficient information on population status and trends.
Albinism has been observed in more than 20 species of oceangoing mammals, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), but appears to be rare in dolphins.
Animals with the genetic trait are not believed to be inherently weaker or less capable than regular dolphins, though their colour can make them easier targets for predators.
Dolphins with especially severe albino traits can sometimes suffer from impaired vision - though the rarity of the creatures mean that extensive research is yet to be carried out, and theories often have to be extrapolated from albino humans.
Sightings of a baby albino off the Louisiana coast in 2007 caused a flurry of excitement, as did an adult albino, who was found swimming in the Mediterranean, near Italy, in the summer of 2014.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4596452/Extre...
Jun 13, 2017
Scott
Alby, the albino sparrow, causing a flap in Whissonsett (June 13, 2017)
Cy Campbell took a photograph of Alby in his garden in Whissonsett [United Kingdom], near Fakenham.
Rupert Masefield, from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, said its red eyes probably meant it was a true albino.
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/environment/alby-the-albino-sparrow-cau...
Jun 16, 2017
M. Difato
PHOTOS: Extremely rare ‘pale tiger’ photographed for the first time ever
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/07/06/rare-pale-tiger-photographed...
Published July 06, 2017 A rare "pale tiger" has been photographed in southern India, the first time one has been captured on film..."
The "pale tiger" is different from a white tiger, as it to believed to have a genetic mutation that causes color morphism...'
Jul 7, 2017
M. Difato
Whale watchers discover ‘incredibly rare’ white humpback
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/07/10/07/31/incredibly-rare-w...
Whale watchers in Western Australia have spotted an almost completely white whale in Flinders Bay.
The group, from Whale Watch Western Australia (WWWA) said they originally thought they’d spotted Australia’s famous whale Migaloo, but on closer inspection realised this was a completely different white humpback, a sighting they described as “incredibly rare”.
“The white whale sighted today has hypo pigmented skin which has resulted in the majority of his body being very white,” WWWA said.
Video and photos of the whale show its back almost completely white, with scattered streaks of black.
“He was busy having joined a competition pod which gave the perfect opportunity to see the contrast between the dark dorsal fin of one whale and the complete opposite of the magnificently marked white whale,” WWWA said.
Whale watchers in Port Macquarie had a rare sighting of Migaloo on Saturday,
Whale-spotters sometimes spend whole seasons waiting for the white whale.
It’s believed Migaloo is a true albino, but it has not been confirmed.
Jul 11, 2017
Scott
Albino sparrow spotted in Perthshire garden (July 12, 2017)
John Anderson spotted the tiny white creature at his Dunning [United Kingdom] property after it fell out of its nest.
Paul Stancliffe, of the British Trust for Ornithology, said: “The white bird is a young house sparrow. The relatively large head and short, thick bill are enough to be confident of its identification.
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/466704/rar...
Jul 12, 2017
Scott
Albino groundhog sighted in Williamsport (July 22, 2017)
An albino groundhog lives near a Williamsport [Maryland] apartment complex. Resident Chaz Fenn noticed the animal while walking his dog.
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/rare-albino-groundhog-sig...
Jul 23, 2017
Scott
Albino rook rescued on Bute (June 6, 2017)
A Bute [United Kingdom] resident saved a rare albino rook near his property last weekend.
He told the Buteman: “I looked out the window and saw this white shape being mobbed by the other birds".
The bird was transported off the island on Monday evening to the Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue centre in North Ayrshire, which cares for sick, injured and orphaned animals across Scotland.
http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/rare-albino-rook-rescued-on-bute-1-44...
Jul 27, 2017
Scott
Search Engine received this cool photo of an albino squirrel from St. Catharines [Ontario, Canada] reader Linzi de Groot. “He’s a regular visitor behind our North St Kitts ravine home.” (August 8, 2017)
http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2017/08/04/search-engine-albino-...
Aug 6, 2017
Scott
Twinkle the albino hedgehog at Wildlife Orphanage in Selby, Yorkshire (August 8, 2017)
Wildlife Orphanage, a hedgehog charity in Yorkshire, knows of a litter of at least three albino hedgehogs in the Selby [United Kingdom] area.
They are currently caring for one of the eight-week old babies, who has been named Twinkle, but another has tragically died and a third has been spotted by a member of the public.
http://swns.com/news/in-a-prickle-race-against-time-to-find-rare-ba...
Aug 10, 2017
M. Difato
Rare Pink Elephant Caught On Camera
"..The pink elephant was spotted playing with other elephants in a waterhole in the South African savannah at the Kruger National Park — South Africa’s first national park and home to more than 11,000 elephants. Why is it pink? It’s an albino elephant of course, as the person behind the camera says these type of elephant sightings are extremely rare, with only 3-4 being recorded in photographs.
Check out the elephant below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN7vZG4s7Tg
“It’s important to note, right through the video, that there was no lack in attention, love or care for the little pink one from the other adults. It was never treated in any other different way or manner. After a 22 month gestation period, elephant babies are a huge investment to a herd, no matter what they look like.”
Read more at http://www.craveonline.com/mandatory/1310579-rare-pink-elephant-cau...
Aug 14, 2017
Derrick Johnson
Swedish explorer captures extremely rare white moose on camera after three years of searching for the elusive animal
A video showing an extremely rare white moose in Sweden has captured the world's interest.
Explorer Hans Nilsson spotted the animal after searching for a glimpse of one for three years.
He saw the moose on the banks of a stream in Värmland, Sweden. The video he posted online has been viewed more than a million times on Facebook.
Rare white moose heads into the water in western Sweden. There are only 100 in the country
The video shows the moose entering the stream. The water goes up to its neck before it climbs out the other side and shakes its entire body.
The moose then starts eating leaves before turning and staring directly at the photographer.
'It was a great feeling when you see such a unique animal that is not at all concerned with people,' he told a Swedish radio station. 'It is a stately moose.'
There are only 100 white moose in the country, compared to over 400,000 of the common brown moose.
The animals aren't supposed to be white, but the rare color comes from a genetic mutation. They are not albino.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4790376/White-moose-spotted...
Aug 15, 2017
SongStar101
Rare white giraffes spotted in Kenya conservation area
A pair of giraffes with leucism, a condition that inhibits pigmentation in skin cells, have been filmed by conservationists for the first time
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/14/rare-white-gira...
The reticulated giraffes, a mother and child, suffer from a genetic condition called leucism, which inhibits pigmentation in skin cells. Unlike albinism, animals with leucism continue to produce dark pigment in their soft tissue, which explains the white giraffes’ dark eyes and other colouring.
Sep 14, 2017
Derrick Johnson
Rare WHITE giraffes are spotted in Kenya and captured on video for the first time
A pair of rare white giraffes, a mother and child, have been spotted in Kenya and captured on video for the first time.
The unique giraffes suffer from a genetic condition called leucism, which prevents pigmentation in skin cells and results in a white, pale colour.
Unlike albinism where there is only an absence of melanin, leucism is a condition that is caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment.
Rumours had circulated of a white giraffe and her baby in the local area of the Ishaqbini conservation but it wasn't until recently that rangers finally got to see them
The footage of the distinctive giraffes was filmed in the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservacy in Kenya's Garissa county by conservationists after locals tipped them off.
Earlier this year in June, Hirola Conservation Programme (HCP) said in a blog post that the giraffes were first reported by a local villager.
'They were so close and extremely calm and seemed not disturbed by our presence.'
'The mother kept pacing back and forth a few yards in front of us while signalling the baby giraffe to hide behind the bushes.'
According to HCP, other than the video, only two known sightings have been made in Kenya and Tanzania. The very first report of a white giraffe in the wild was in January 2016 in Tarangire National park, Tanzania and the second in March 2016 in Ishaqbini conservancy, Garissa county, Kenya.
It is thought that it is the first time anyone has captured video footage of the rare sighting.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4883158/White-giraffes-spot...
Sep 15, 2017
Scott
Albino wombat spotted (September 10, 2017)
A rare albino wombat has recently been spotted on consecutive days in Canunda National Park [Australia].
The lucky finder was Southend resident Corinne Tedham, who was four-wheel-driving in the park with her husband Bruce, who is a retired lobster fisherman.
It is a popular pastime for the couple and they often see wombats, but never before one with a white appearance.
Ms Tedham approached the wombat and took some photographs before it ran off into the scrub.
https://borderwatch.com.au/2017/09/albino-wombat-spotted/
Sep 17, 2017
Scott
A rare albino groundhog has been spotted on Poe Field [New Jersey] near the softball diamond. The animal was sighted eating grass on the field before running beneath a shed.
Little is known about the frequency of albinism in groundhogs, but the condition is rare in any species — in North America, it occurs once in every 20,000 human births.
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2017/09/albino-groundhog-s...
Sep 20, 2017
Scott
A birdwatcher was delighted to find an albino hummingbird at one of her family’s feeders in Amagansett [New York] earlier this month (September 21, 2017)
The hummingbird was normal in every other respect — size, flight pattern, etc. — but pure white with red eyes and a pink bill, the characteristics of true albinism. Alexandra and her mother watched the white hummingbird for several hours as it came and went frequently to feed. Alexandra went so far as to put a feeder in her hand as she sat motionless, letting the bird feed a few inches from her.
It is the time for hummingbirds to migrate south. Some go all the way to Central America. The white hummingbird hung around for several days, but then disappeared.
http://easthamptonstar.com/Lead-article/2017921/Nature-Notes-Rare-W...
Sep 23, 2017
Scott
Meet this albino owl (September 30, 2017)
This albino Saw-whet owl, Tikka, was born without eyes and is now under the care of the good folks at Orphaned WildLife Rehabilitation Society [in Delta, British Columbia].
O.W.L. is a non-profit who rescue, rehabilitate and release injured and orphaned raptors – owls, eagles, hawks and falcons.
http://vancouverisawesome.com/2017/09/30/meet-this-albino-owl-who-h...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZNUUNunUMD/
http://www.btvancouver.ca/videos/meet-tikka-harley/
Oct 2, 2017
Scott
Albino hedgehog rescued from the brink of death in Milton Keynes [United Kingdom] (October 4, 2017)
Dave the albino hedgehog was found by a member of the public during the daytime in August.
“Hedgehogs are nocturnal and only come out during the day when they are very ill indeed. Dave had serious lungworm and would have died without treatment,” said Faye.
After worming treatment and a diet of cat food, biscuits, beetles and mealworms, Dave put on weight and was ready to be released into the wild.
http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/video-super-rare-albino-hedgehog...
Oct 10, 2017
Scott
Red-whiskered bulbul with albinism spotted [Erode District, Tamil Nadu, India] (November 15, 2017)
A Red-whiskered bulbul with albinism was spotted in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve here recently.
R. Divya Barathi of Gobichettipalayam, who is pursuing her final year M.A. English at PSGR Krishnammal College for Women in Coimbatore, spotted the bird.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/red-whiskered-bulbul...
Nov 15, 2017
Scott
Albino echidna caught on camera in Tasmania, Australia (October 24, 2017)
Australian photographer Rosalind Wharton captured this albino echidna on film when she and her family were exploring Wineglass Bay in Tasmania's Freycinet National Park.
These tiny egg-laying mammals are normally covered in dark spines, but Wharton says this one had pale blue eyes framed by pink skin and white lashes. In addition to its snowy coat, its claws were also white. University of Tasmania biologist Stewart Nicol talked with Wharton about her find. Although he has never seen an albino echidna, Nicol verified that the animal is, in fact, albino.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaBap-RhzA4/
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/10/albino-echidna-video-ta...
Nov 24, 2017
Juan F Martinez
Albino Aligator pet was presented on Glorious Wildlife. Video
https://www.facebook.com/Gloriouswildlife/posts/202559040302395
Jan 4, 2018
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article197521634.html
Rare critter spotted in NC barn. How rare? Lightning’s more likely to strike you
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article197521634.html#s...
January 30, 2018 11:04 PM
Amanda Burton found a critter in her Cleveland County barn that’s so rare you’re more likely to get hit by lighting than to ever see one, according to one outdoors website.
Burton snapped a photo of an albino raccoon and shared it with Observer news partner WBTV, which published the photo on its website Tuesday night.
Albino raccoons are born “with the odds stacked against them,” according to Wide Open Spaces, which mentioned the getting-hit-by-lightning odds of spotting one.
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article197521634.html#s...
January 30, 2018 11:04 PM
Amanda Burton found a critter in her Cleveland County barn that’s so rare you’re more likely to get hit by lighting than to ever see one, according to one outdoors website.
Burton snapped a photo of an albino raccoon and shared it with Observer news partner WBTV, which published the photo on its website Tuesday night.
Albino raccoons are born “with the odds stacked against them,” according to Wide Open Spaces, which mentioned the getting-hit-by-lightning odds of spotting one.
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article197521634.html#s...
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article197521634.html#s...
Jan 31, 2018
Scott
Albino squirrel scavenges for food in south London garden (Feb 12, 2018)
Feb 14, 2018
Scott
A rare albino echidna was rescued from the roadside in Nerriga, Australia (March 6, 2018)
The echidna was taken to Falls Creek, into the care of South Coast Wildlife Rescue volunteer, Belinda Gales last week.
http://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/5267191/rare-echinda-fou...
Mar 11, 2018
Scott
Albino raccoon treated by Humane Animal Rescue's Wildlife Center in Penn Hills may soon be ready to go back into the wild (March 9, 2018)
Clinic manager Jess Lindberg said the rare animal was brought to the center Feb. 4 by an Aliquippa [Pennsylvania] family after they noticed a large abscess on the back of its neck.
“He was visiting this property for about a year and people had really grown to enjoy him on their property,” Lindberg said. The family used food and a trap to capture it.
She said the raccoon is doing well after about a month of treatment for the infected wound.
This is the third albino raccoon helped by the wildlife center in the past two years.
http://triblive.com/local/pennhills/13402135-74/injured-albino-racc...
Mar 11, 2018
Scott
Albino Japanese Gecko (March 29, 2018)
Shizuma Yanagisawa, 23, a staff member of the Ryuyo Konchu Shizen Kansatsu Koen insectarium, has kept the cream-colored lizard, about 9 centimeters long, at his home since September.
Yanagisawa has to bring food to the mouth of his gecko because its lack of black pigments has led to bad eyesight.
A woman found the male gecko at her home in Kikugawa, in Shizuoka Prefecture, soon after its birth. She took the reptile to the insectarium because it would not eat.
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201803290006.html
Apr 3, 2018
Scott
Albino squirrel spotted in Lindfield, United Kingdom (May 11, 2018)
He told the Middy: “Just thought I’d share my picture of an albino squirrel I spotted whilst out walking around Lindfield with my camera.”
https://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/news/rare-albino-squirrel-spotted-...
May 12, 2018
Scott
Albino house sparrow spotted in Somerset, United Kingdom (June 4, 2018)
'My eight year old daughter, Skye Rose, told me about a white sparrow that she'd seen whilst walking home from the village allotments with her mum earlier in the week and a couple of days later I also had a message from a village resident telling me about it.'
'So I went to find and photograph it one evening.'
https://carlbovisnaturephotography.blogspot.com/2018/06/red-footed-...
https://twitter.com/CarlBovisNature/status/1003343089094791168
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2018-06-04/super-rare-albino-bi...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5804499/The-one-mill...
Jun 5, 2018
Scott
Albino starling in Glenmore, British Columbia, Canada (June 6, 2018)
"We were taking a left off of Yates Road, and this little baby bird flew over and landed on the road in front of us," recalled Baker, a birder and wildlife photographer.
Baker says the bird narrowly escaped being hit by a car before flying to the lower branches of a nearby tree.
https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/228069/Rare-bird-in-Glenmore
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjoBIh9FFXr/?taken-by=the_dunbar_studio
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjoDXy3Fbji/?taken-by=the_dunbar_studio
Jun 8, 2018
Scott
Albino sparrow makes home on Virginia Tech campus (June 22, 2018)
Researchers at Virginia Tech [Blacksburg, Virginia] discovered an albino song sparrow in the greenery of a parking lot next to Wallace Hall. Dr. Kendra Sewall is researching how suburban sprawl impacts wild birds. Her research team had already moved on from the area where the albino was found when another professor notified them of its existence.
https://www.roanoke.com/news/education/higher_education/virginia_te...
https://twitter.com/MasseyHerbarium/status/1004745071814696960
https://twitter.com/verntasco/status/1004499741101772800
https://twitter.com/verntasco/status/1004499902607609866
Jun 25, 2018
Scott
Loudon man spots albino chipmunk (June 26, 2018)
The chipmunk was eating some peanuts on a tree stump a little over 50 feet from the deck at his house when he first spotted it. He grabbed his binoculars, snapped a photo and after some online research, determined it was a chipmunk.
http://www.concordmonitor.com/Loudon-man-spots-albino-chipmunk-at-h...
http://ulocal.wmur.com/mediadetail/33043848--I-captured-this-Albino...
Jun 27, 2018
Scott
Albino cobra rescued in Bengaluru (July 3, 2018)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/in-a-first-rare-...
Jul 3, 2018
Scott
Albino snake found in Mumbai, India (July 4, 2018)
https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/rare-albino-snake-found-...
https://www.facebook.com/RAWWMUMBAI/posts/1863635330360944
Jul 5, 2018
Starr DiGiacomo
https://foxsanantonio.com/news/offbeat/photo-of-white-rattlesnake-f...
Photo of white rattlesnake found in Texas park goes viral
Monday, July 16th 2018
AUSTIN, Texas — A picture of a white rattlesnake posted last Wednesday at a Texas park has sent chills down the internet's spine.
The photo was shared on Facebook by The Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park near El Paso.
The banded rock rattlesnake is a pit viper typically found in only three states--Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona--along the Mexican border.
"We had this little friend come and cool down by one of the doors at the park," the caption on the photo reads, adding "If you see a rattlesnake don't get scared just give it some space to move away and leave it alone."
Jul 17, 2018
Scott
Albino woodchuck spotted in the Hudson Valley (July 11, 2018)
http://wpdh.com/extremely-rare-albino-woodchuck-spotted-in-the-huds...
http://wpdh.com/files/2018/07/image004.jpg
http://www.shawangunkjournal.com/sjx/180723/5984/albino-woodchuck-v...
https://newsatomic.com/storage/post5984/0.0757560015323648225b56081...
Jul 25, 2018