Not like everyone else: albino beasts

As well as among people, albino individuals are found in the animal world. These are animals in which there is a deficiency or complete absence of pigmentation of the skin, hair, and iris of the eyes. Albino animals are of great interest for their unusual appearance. However, for them, this color is a big problem, since in their natural habitat it is more difficult for them than for others to hide from their enemies.

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1. White elephants or albino elephants are extremely rare. An albino baby elephant from the Krachan National Park in the Phetchaburi province of Thailand. (Photo: PAP / EPA).

2. In fact, albino elephants are not white, but beige-brown. In Asian countries such as Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos, they are treated with great respect. White elephants are believed to symbolize prosperity and success and bode well. (Photo: PAP / EPA).

3. In the past, emperors kept albino elephants as decoration in their domains, and also sent them to war. (Photo: PAP / EPA).

4. Albino marsh wallaby from a private Cypriot zoo. (Photo: PAP / EPA).

5. White hedgehog undergoing treatment at the Krakow Veterinary Hospital. (Photo: Jacek Kozioł).

6. Albino hedgehog. (Photo: Jacek Kozioł).

7. Albino gorilla named Snowball from the zoo in Barcelona. In the history of zoological observations, this is the only gorilla known to this day with a pigmentation disorder. (Photo: AFP).

8. Handsome albino peacock. (Photo: Agency Forum).

9. The albino bull. (Photo: AFP).

10. Albino sturgeon. There are a special farm in Germany where white sturgeons are grown, their white and yellow caviar costs some mind-blowing money. (Photo: AFP).

11. Albino alligator. (Photo: AFP).

12. White alligator. (Photo: AFP).

13. The albino turtle. (Photo: AFP).

14. Albino kangaroo. (Photo: AFP).

15. Albino porcupines. (Photo: AFP).

16. Albino donkeys. (Photo: AFP).

17. African albino ferrets. (Photo: Agency Forum).

18. Python albino. (Photo: Agency Forum).