Ultra rare albino turtle spotted wandering a Great Barrier Reef island amazes wildlife experts – but the story could have a very sad ending The baby turtle was seen making its way into the ocean on Lady Elliot Island Green turtle hatchlings normally have a dark grey shell and greenish skin The rare baby turtle … Read more
An Italian photographer has spent two years travelling the world capturing pictures of people with albinism, in a bid to highlight the discrimination that still exists against them in many parts of the world. Silvia Alessi, 44, from Bergamo, took photos of people with the disorder, which is caused by pigment being completely or partially … Read more
London homeowner feeds incredibly rare albino squirrel in his back garden A householder from Sutton, south London fed an incredibly rare albino squirrel The squirrel was confident enough to approach the man and feed from his hand There are believed to be just 50 albino squirrels across the whole of Britain One in 100,000 squirrels … Read more
Father-of-two spots of one of only 50 albino British squirrels outside his Edinburgh flat Richard Waugh, 51, spotted the albino squirrel outside his flat in Edinburgh The UK has around 50 albino squirrels with white hair and red or pink eyes The odds of a squirrel being born white are thought to be about one … Read more
Father-of-two spots of one of only 50 albino British squirrels outside his Edinburgh flat Richard Waugh, 51, spotted the albino squirrel outside his flat in Edinburgh The UK has around 50 albino squirrels with white hair and red or pink eyes The odds of a squirrel being born white are thought to be about one … Read more
Rare yellow ‘albino’ turtle that ‘looks like melted burger cheese’ is rescued from a village pond in India Animal is believed to be a rare example of the specie called Indian flap shell It is a bizarre yellow colour likely due to a genetic mutation causing albinism Villagers s rescued the animal from a pond in a … Read more
A real Great White! First ever albino all-white SHARK to be caught off Britain is snared near Isle of Wight Jason Gillespie, 50, was deep-sea fishing when he caught the 3ft all-white shark The shark is leucistic, a condition which means it lost all the pigment in its skin Jason quickly snapped some photos before realeasing … Read more
Rare albino camel is captured on camera at a nature reserve in China as the animal is believed to be the first of its kind spotted in the world The animal was spotted at a nature reserve in northwest China’s Gansu province Footage shows the camel with its all-white skin drinking water from a puddle … Read more
Weeks-old albino kangaroo is feared stolen after going missing from her cage at a German zoo where she was a star attraction Mila the albino kangaroo went missing from Kaiserlautern zoo on Wednesday The zoo has employed a team of hunters and dogs to locate the missing animal Police have said that they cannot rule … Read more
Rare albino robin has been left without a partner and ‘unable to breed for FOUR years’ because she is unrecognisable to males due to the lack of a prominent red breast Entomologist and birdwatcher John Walters has been watching the bird for years The animal lives in Devon and is not thought to have had … Read more