Fun Facts About Albino Animals
Posted by Phoebe Chin on 04/15/08 in Useless Facts
While albinism is more commonly being referred to, to humans, believe it, there are out there albinic animals too. They might be strange but they are beautiful!
This photo of SnowFlake was taken moment before he died in Barcelona Zoo.
Fun Fact 1: There is a belief that a person or animal with albinism will become blind halfway through life. This is NOT true.
This albino alligator is named White Diamond.
Fun Fact 2: Animals with Albinism do not particularly have a shorter life span than other animals.
An albino great horned owl, the only one known to exist.
A rare albino fur seal found in Antarctica
A rare albino leopard shark
Fun Fact 3: Albinism in fish is highly affected by the eggs exposure to heavy metals.
Snowy collecting nuts in a back garden
Fun Fact 4: While the color of an Albinistic human eye is blue, the eyes of an animal with albinism are occasionally red.
Pic:ABCNews.com
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Ben | Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
Wow!
Cool animals. They must be very rare. Wonder if you could buy albino Dogs?
ViVi | Jun 13, 2008 | Reply
I was under the impression albino humans had red or pink eyes. Perhaps I’m wrong, but I have yet to see an albinistic human with blue eyes.