White Giraffes in Kenya



Recently, these two white giraffes with the condition known as Leucism were discovered in Kenya. Over the course of years white giraffes have been spotted in only Kenya and Tanzania. They have some pigmentation as babies, but as they become adults they are more white than the light brownish color you usually see on regular giraffes. Kenyans have described these giraffes as not being albino because albinism removes the melanin from skin and animals with Leucism have dark pigmentation underneath the white. Also the fact that these animals have regular colored eyes and not the normal red eyes you see with albinos. Giraffes are not the only animal seen in Africa with Leucism, it ranges from peacocks to lions. there have been even sightings of white alligators, they are known to have good luck. Due to the fact that these type of giraffes are so rare, Kenyans are trying to protect these animals as best as they can but also examine them to differentiate their lives from normally pigmented giraffes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/16/world/africa/rare-white-giraffe-kenya.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fafrica&action=click&contentCollection=africa&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=sectionfront

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