An extraordinarily rare sight! An albino humpback was filmed with a drone on the shores of Macmasters Beach, New South Wales, Australia. Mark Zucconi captured the amazing drone footage showing an incredibly rare albino humpback whale calf swimming alongside its mother. Watch: This wasn’t the first time we have seen an albino whale calf… A few […]
Image: Inside Edition via YouTube Conservation workers recently rescued an extremely rare albino orangutan from a village on the island of Borneo, where it was being held captive by locals. Now, officials are asking the public to help name the animal to raise awareness about the species. The animal was rescued by the Borneo Orangutan […]
An albino honey badger was discovered on camera trap footage in South Africa, and it’s the first ever scientific record of such an animal. The images were an incidental finding from a camera trap survey at De Hoop Nature Reserve, which was launched to determine the abundance of potential predators that may threaten a newly […]
Albinos are extremely rare in the wild and unfortunately don’t survive long. Between the lack of camouflage against predators and nonexistent UV protection, some albinos, like the alligator, will only live an average of 24 hours. Though uncommon, some albinos can survive to adulthood in captivity. Here are some of the most extraordinary albinos captured […]
Images: Nicki Coertze/Caters News Well, that’s something you don’t see every day! A pink elephant calf was spotted in a herd in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Believed to be albino, this sweet male was seen playing by the watering hole with the rest of his family. The calf was seen by Nicki Coertze while he […]
This rare beauty was pulled from a lobster trap off the coast of Maine. The lobsterman, being a responsible ocean steward, threw the animal back after realizing it was an egg-producing female. The lobsterman, Alex Todd, is a 10th-generation commercial fisherman from Chebeague Island. Todd shared the picture with the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association. They explained: “A normal […]
You’ve probably heard of albino animals, but what about their opposite? Melanistic animals have an excess of a pigment called melanin that makes their skin, hair or fur very dark, or in some cases, completely black. Black King Penguin Penguins are easily identifiable by their trademark tuxedo coloring, but in extremely rare cases, melanism can make […]
When most of us think of venomous animals, we probably picture cold-blooded creatures — reptiles like vipers or cobras, deadly spiders, or maybe a tropical fish festooned with stinging spines. But there are a select few venomous mammals that also deserve recognition for their chemical weaponry. Some more famous examples include the male platypus — […]
Mutations are absolutely necessary for the evolution of species; however, some significant mutations can end up being detrimental to the existence of an individual. Here, we share some of the most shocking mutations observed in animals: Two-headed cow This unique calf was born on a family farm in Florida in 2015. Named “Annabel,” she had […]
