White Critters

 

Mom saw some interesting

critters on FB the other day

and I decided to share.

The first is a white

alligator.

Mom showed us pics

of regular gators,

they have a lot of teeth.

Although these white gators

look like the regular gators

they are just white. 

As if these large iconic reptiles weren’t impressive enough,

 the rare leucistic white alligators, are even more

 breathtaking. They’ve been described as ethereal,

 ghostly and, most frequently, beautiful. They have

 translucent white skin and deep blue eyes with a hint

 of pigmentation splashed here and there. Leucism 

is a rare condition not to be confused with albinism,

 which results in pink eyes and no pigmentation at all. 

The incidence of leucistic gators is probably very rare, 

although it is hard to say for certain since leucistic 

young lack protective camouflage coloring

 and are easy pickings for predators.

White Kangaroos

White kangaroos are extremely rare

 but have been s potted in the country

 before. The phenomenon is usually caused

 by albinism or leucism. Albinism refers to the 

complete lack of melanin production in an 

animal. This affects the eyes, skin and hair,

 and often means they are all lighter in color. 

There are a lot of rare

white animals around

the world.

Love that pocket

on the kangaroo!

Chey