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]

 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...

[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...

[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-...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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.

“We have decided to name this special whale Oreo as his face is dark, body white and the top of his fluke is dark which makes him look just like an Oreo biscuit.”

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. 

 

[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...' 

[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...

[Derrick Johnson]

The white stuff: Ultra-rare baby albino dolphin delights whale watchers as it playfully splashes around

• The rare dolphin was filmed last Tuesday off the coast of California
• Risso's dolphins are traditionally gray and identifiable with their blunt noses
• The albino calf was seen swimming in a pod, with its white skin marking it out 

 

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

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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. 

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Water baby: Naturalists from the Princess Monterey Whale Watching sightseeing firm confirmed that the unusual Risso's dolphin was a calf 

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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...