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Jul 11, 2023 · Learn the difference between albino and leucistic alligators, their rarity and where to see them in Florida. These white gators have special names, eyes and diets, but are not pets or attractions.
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Dec 8, 2023 · The baby gator, which doesn’t have a name yet, was born with leucism, a condition that affects pigmentation. She is one of the few leucistic alligators in the world and the first known one born in captivity.
Aug 19, 2021 · Learn about the genetic mutation that causes albinism in American alligators and how two albino gators, Snowflake and Blizzard, gave birth to two white and pink hatchlings at Wild Florida zoo. Find out the challenges and benefits of being an albino gator in the wild and in captivity.
Claude (hatched September 15, 1995) is an albino alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California, United States. Claude lacks the pigment melanin , resulting in colorless skin, and he has poor eyesight associated with his albinism.
Dec 12, 2023 · Learn the difference between albinism and leucism in alligators and how many of these pale creatures exist in the world. See photos and videos of the white alligator hatchling at Gatorland in Florida and other reports of white alligators in the wild.
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.
Feb 2, 2017 · Pearl is a ten-year-old female gator with a genetic mutation that makes her whole body white. She lives at Florida's Gatorland preserve, where she is a popular attraction among visitors and other gators.
