Amazing albino animals, from alligator to orangutan 5 December 2018 • 1:01pm X Icon Facebook Icon WhatsApp Icon Email Icon Save Comment speech bubble icon A white elephant standing with a group of gazelles in Etosha National Park in Namibia. Albinism occurs when an organism lacks pigmentation. Image: 1 of 15 Credit: ANATOLY BERMAN/CATERS NEWS An albino catfish. These are sometimes bred as captive fish. Image: 2 of 15 Credit: PAT MORRIS / ARDEA / CATERS NEWS A baby amelanistic reindeer in the mountains of Northern Norway Image: 3 of 15 Credit: Mads Nordsveen/Caters News Albino Alf, a kangaroo joey (4 months old in this photo) Image: 4 of 15 Credit: Caters Omo the leucistic giraffe in Tanzania Image: 5 of 15 Credit: DEREK LEE/ CATERS NEWS Migaloo the rare albino whale swimming along side a normal humpback whale. He is Australia's most well-known humpback whale. Image: 6 of 15 Credit: CRAIG PARRY/ CATERS NEWS An albino squirrel. Texas has an Albino Squirrel Preservation Society ! Image: 7 of 15 Credit: JOHN DANIELS / ARDEA / CATERS NEWS Albino White-tailed deer fawn. Albinos' eyes appear red, because of red blood cells in the iris. Image: 8 of 15 Credit: TOM AND PAT LEESON / ARDEA / CATERS NEWS Alba the albino orangutan from Borneo. The six-year-old orangutan cannot be safely returned to the wild because of health issues related to her albinism Image: 9 of 15 Credit: CATERS NEWS An albino monkey. Albinism can mean a reduced lifespan for animals, because of the lack of camouflage. Image: 10 of 15 Credit: Christy Strever / Caters News Albino ruby-throated hummingbird in Staunton, Virginia, USA. Roughly one in two thousand birds has a form of albinism. Image: 11 of 15 Credit: MARLIN SHANK / ARDEA / CATERS NEWS An amelanistic American alligator ( amelanism is partial lack of pigmentation) Image: 12 of 15 Credit: JOHN CANCALOSI / ARDEA / CATERS NEWS A rare leucistic lion cub in the Kruger National Park, South Africa (Leucism is a partial loss of pigmentation, and does not affect the eyes) Image: 13 of 15 Credit: Lyle McCabe/Caters An elusive Kermode bear in the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia, Canada. Image: 14 of 15 Credit: TOM SVENSSON / CATERS NEWS An albino peacock Image: 15 of 15 Credit: IAN BEAMES / ARDEA / CATERS NEWS