Animals that are unusually snowy-white but do not have red eyes are not albino, however. A different, rare genetic disorder known as leucism causes reduction in pigmentation in the skin and hair ...

Albino animals are an odd freak of nature, appearing ghost-like in their all-white form contrary to the color of most of their fellow species. Yet, they can be quite beautiful in their plainness ...

The pink color results from light reflecting off the red blood cells in the animal’s retinas. Melanin pigmentation absorbs incoming light in non-albino animals.

Albino animals lack pigmentation because of a genetic mutation and therefore have white hair and pink eyes, noses and skin. A genetic mutation known as leucism causes a partial lack of ...

It's Barbie season − so, not surprising that a rare pink dolphin was spotted swimming in Louisiana waters last week. Thurman Gustin, of Houston, shared in a Facebook post that he saw two pink ...

Unlike a true albino animal, which would have pink eyes, Kensington’s white deer has a pink nose but blue-ish eyes that indicate it’s a genetic variation less rare than an actual albino ...

That’s why leucistic animals can have dark eyes, while albino animals usually have pink eyes. (The pink color is actually from the blood vessels inside the eyes, seen through colorless irises.) ...

For an animal to be born with albinism, both parents must carry the recessive albino gene. Even when both parents carry it, however, there’s only a 25% chance they will produce an albino fawn.

Trending Photo Credit: Pexels 5 rare albino animals that will amaze you In the animal kingdom, colour helps animals find mates, warn of danger, or blend into their surroundings. Photo Credit: Flickr ...

Snowflake, an albino lowland gorilla, had parents that passed on copies of a gene found in other albino animals like mice, horses, and chickens. Leucistic animals are mostly white but can produce ...