'This is a clear albino without any pigmentation even in eyes,' said one marine mammal biologist of the rare wild animal
Last week, Vladimir Burkanov, a marine mammal biologist, shared on Instagram footage and photographs that he captured on Tyuleny Island in Russia of a rare albino seal pup. In the wildlife photos, the orange-colored seal sticks out among its darker peers, waddling its flippers and sitting beside other babies."'Ugly duck' - albino fur seal is rare event. ... looks more red than white.
"The animal was 2 or 3 years old and physically in good shape, even it was clear it had poor sight," he wrote of the other case, adding that Sergey confirmed he photographed the same albino animal this past summer. This is the first gorilla birth at Audubon Zoo in 24 years and the first offspring for 13-year-old Tumani
According to the Daily Mail, the rare occurrence of an albino seal is about a 1 in 100,000 chance — and they can be at risk of being rejected by other seals. Burkanov told the outlet, however, that the seal he spotted isn't completely shunned.
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