This is claude, one of the seven white albino alligators that remain on earth. They are continuously getting killed because of there white color that makes them easy to spot in there natural habitat. Hunters used to hunt them for their white skin and scales, and the fact that they stand out in the wild, just made it easier for hunters. Other alligators can spot them any time in the wild. Albino alligators are especially sensitive to sunlight, if they are unprotected in the sun for too long, they can get severe sunburns.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
albinos
This is claude, one of the seven white albino alligators that remain on earth. They are continuously getting killed because of there white color that makes them easy to spot in there natural habitat. Hunters used to hunt them for their white skin and scales, and the fact that they stand out in the wild, just made it easier for hunters. Other alligators can spot them any time in the wild. Albino alligators are especially sensitive to sunlight, if they are unprotected in the sun for too long, they can get severe sunburns.
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Wow! I have never seen a white aligator before. What state do they live in? Florida?
ReplyDeleteNo, in captivity. The one in the picture was at academy of sciences.
ReplyDeleteToo bad. I bet they would love to live in the wild.
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