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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.
Jul 11, 2023 · Learn the difference between albino and leucistic alligators, their rarity, diet and where to see them in Florida attractions. Albino gators have pink eyes, while leucistic gators have blue eyes and some pigmentation.
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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.
Feb 2, 2017 · Pearl is a ten-year-old female gator with a genetic mutation that makes her whole body white. Learn about her and other white gators at Gatorland and other zoos, and why they are so rare in the wild.
Aug 18, 2021 · Wild Florida, a gator and wildlife safari park, has two albino alligators that hatched from an 18-egg batch. Albino alligators have white skin, poor eyesight and need extra care to survive 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 · The color of leucistic alligators may change over time because, unlike albino animals, they still have the genes for pigmentation. A study published in 2020 detailed the extraordinary finding...
