Dova
Search results
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.
Claude is a rare albino alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) that lives in a swamp exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. He was born in Florida in 1995 and has 76 teeth, but poor eyesight due to his lack of pigment melanin.
Aug 19, 2021 · Learn about the two albino alligators that hatched last week at Wild Florida, one of the few zoos in the world with this genetic mutation. Find out how they differ from their non-albino parents and siblings, and what challenges they face 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.
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.
Dec 12, 2023 · Leucism is a genetic condition that causes partial loss of skin pigmentation, resulting in white or pink skin and blue eyes. The newly born alligator at Gatorland is one of only eight leucistic alligators in the world and faces health and predator risks.
Sep 18, 2014 · Go behind-the-scenes with Claude, our albino American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). - - - The California Academy of Sciences is the only place in the world with an aquarium,...
