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Aug 19, 2021 · American alligators can make it into their 70s, but the oldest living albino gator, Claude, is a legend at just 25. Because albino gators lack defense from the sun’s ultraviolet light,...
Jul 11, 2023 · 0:51. White alligators don't blend in well with their natural habitat so their prey can see them easily. At least 3 Florida attractions are home to albino and leucistic alligators. Like...
Lives at Audubon Zoo and Audubon Aquarium. No, it's not a myth. Come see the white alligator in New Orleans at Audubon Zoo today!
Dec 8, 2023 · Albinism, which results from a genetic mutation, affects the body’s production of the pigment melanin. Albino animals often have red or pink eyes, because the lack of melanin allows the color...
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.
Aug 18, 2021 · Ecology. August 18, 2021. Pair of rare albino alligators hatched in Florida. by Chris Perkins, South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain. It's believed that there are fewer...
Feb 2, 2017 · Pearl is albino: her body doesn't produce melanin, the pigment that normally provides colour to skin and scales. This leaves all 2.3 metres (7.5 feet) of her body gleaming as white as her sharp...
