White penguin. Unsure of species.
Animal Color Morphs!
I have a slight obsession with oddball animals. Whether they are white or black or albino, I find different beautiful. Of course many of them are only possible because the animals are in captivity. I'll try to include a little info with each post. Hope you like it!
Please please please submit any pictures or ideas!!
Leaustic Crow. Notice the blue eyes which means it cannot be albino.
Baby Albino American Alligator
Nice clear albino squirrel shot!
Leucitic Puffin! Definitely never heard of one of these!
White Whitetail Buck
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Awesome picture of a white raven!
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Albinism comprises a group of congenital hypopigmentary diseases that result from a defect in production of pigment due to dysfunction of melanocytes in the skin, eyes, and/or ears. The umbrella of albinism includes oculocutaneous albinism (4 types), ocular albinism, Chediak-Higashi syndrome, Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, and Griscelli syndrome. Newborns present with generalized complete or partial loss in pigmentation of skin and hair. The basis for these diseases is mutations in the genes that regulate the multistep process of melanin synthesis, distribution of pigment by the melanocyte, and/or melanosome biogenesis. An infant with oculocutaneous albinism type 1 is shown with hypomelanotic skin, white hair, and pink irides.
(From Carden SM, et al. Br J Ophthal, 1998;82:189-195.)
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