Leucism causes varying degrees of white, pale, or uneven coloration in either skin, hair, feathers, scales, or cuticles. They are not always completely white and the eyes maintain their normal color, unlike albino animals.
Now, a team from South Carolina's Kiawah Island Turtle Patrol has found a rare unusually pale white hatchling.
Although it is a rare find , this white coloration could make life difficult for him in the open sea , since the small turtle hatchlings usually take refuge among the algae thanks to their traditional greyish-green coloration, but in the face of a bright white turtle … little camouflage can suppose.
It is not clear how often this recessive gene appears in these turtles in the wild , but other animals with leucism discovered by experts or passionate about this field include an extremely rare white giraffe or a completely white but black-eyed shark, which still stand out. more between her snowy body.
