An all-white giraffe has been spotted in Tanzania, at Tarangire National Park. Hers would be a case of leucism
A giraffe so rare it may be one of a kind. IS Bianca, from head to almost all legs and is found in Tanzania, Tarangire National Park.
Omo is its name, like the popular detergent brand, and it was first spotted last year.
"She survived her first year of her own, which is the most dangerous time for a young giraffe due to the lions, leopards and hyenas," said ecologist and founder of the Wild Nature Institute (NRP) Derek Lee.
“Omo is an exemplar leucistico which means that many of the cells in his skin are unable to create a pigment. She is pale, but not pure white, with red or blue eyes ”. The difference with albinos, experts say, is that the latter have a lack of melanin everywhere, even in the eyes, so much so that their color is the result of the red from the blood vessels below.
Now, the white giraffe has a good chance of surviving to adulthood. So, as the African Wild Nature Institute experts continue to work for giraffe conservation and against poaching, we hope that Omo will have a long life and one day give birth to puppies!
Germana Carillo
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