The Albino, Vampiric Redwood Tree

Have you ever seen an albino plant? Albino redwood trees are very rare, since they lack chlorophyll plants use to convert sunlight to nutrients. However, they can survive by sucking nutrients from neighbor trees. There are only 25 known specimens of albino redwoods alive, eight of which are in California. Read more about them at Discoblog. Link -Via: mental_floss, Via: Neatorama

White Squirrel

Come Foraging with a Beautiful "White "Albino" Squirrel,chnaces of seeing one of these guys is 10,000 to 1,filmed Oct 14th 2010. LINK: Youtube

Amazing Albino Animals

Albino Alligator. LINK

The Albino Otter

Karen Jack didn't have enough time to fish out her camera before he slipped off into the sea.

But then, very obligingly, the rare albino otter came back and stayed for lunch.

Miss Jack managed to take this snap and a few others while the creature enjoyed his morning meal on the rocky coastline of Moray in north-east Scotland.

More photos and the rest of the story at the LINK.

Pink dolphin appears in US lake

The world's only pink Bottlenose dolphin which was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA, has become such an attraction that conservationists have warned tourists to leave it alone.

"The dolphin appears to be healthy and normal other than its coloration, which is quite beautiful and stunningly pink.

"The mammal is entirely pink from tip to tail and has reddish eyes indicating it's albinism. The skin appears smooth, glossy pink and without flaws.

"It is a truly beautiful dolphin but people should be careful, as with any dolphins, to respect it - observe from a distance, limit their time watching, don't chase or harass it

"While this animal looks pink, it is an albino which you can notice in the pink eyes.

"Albinism is a genetic trait and it unclear as to the type of albinism this animal inherited." LINK

Animal pictures of the week: 20 February 2009

Blanche, a five-year-old albino wallaby, is seen with her three-month-old regular-coloured joey in her pouch, at Tropical Wings Wildlife centre in Essex. LINK

35 Ghosts of Nature - Albino Animals of the Wild

Albino Squirrel. Be sure to go to the LINK to see the rest of the photos.



An amazing slideshow about albino animals and their peculiar "white" with photos of nature and music by Al Stewart. LINK: Youtube

Albino raccoon

This is not a fox but rather a rare albino raccoon that lives in the woods of Rockledge, Florida. A local woman has been lobbying for the zoo to capture it for its own protection.

Michelle Smurl, Brevard Zoo's director of animal programs, said the zoo is not at liberty to trap an adult animal that is thriving in the wild. She viewed photos of the animal and confirmed that it is a white raccoon.

Woman fears for albino raccoon's safety (Via: Fortean Times), VIA: Boingboing

Albino Animals

An updated collection of Albino Animals for your viewing pleasure. w/ slideshow photos. LINK

Rare Albino Foal

“The enthusiasts who first spotted him thought he could be an albino, but experts have now ruled that out. They say the giveaway is his eyes, which are blue. An albino’s would be pink. The technical term for the colt is a cremello blue-eyed cream.” LINK