White giraffes owe their unusual appearance to leucism, a rare genetic condition that reduces pigmentation without affecting eye color or behavior. Only two known leucistic giraffes are currently ...

This past Monday, the Ciego de Ávila Zoo proudly introduced a white-coated Bengal tigress to the public for the first time.

Say hello to Mãhina, an all-white humpback whale ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Wildlife rangers in Belize saw an oddly colored creature fall from a tree and later identified it as a Spix’s disc-winged bat with leucism. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In a rainforest of ...

After locals reported seeing an odd-colored squirrel in India, scientists tracked down a squirrel with leucism, a “relatively rare” sight. Screengrab from SSA shagun's YouTube video Outside a high ...

Leucism is the partial loss of pigmentation in skin, fur or feathers. It leads to white spots, white patches or completely white coloration. Leucism can be distinguished from albinism because leucism ...

Around the world, animals that exhibit rare color morphisms—including lighter-colored variants with albinism or leucism and dark-colored variants with melanism—are often the subject of both veneration ...

When we think of giraffes, we instantly think of them being the typical combination of dark orange or brown patches surrounded by lighter hair. However, there is a small number of giraffes that have a ...

Leucism is the partial loss of pigmentation in skin, fur or feathers. It leads to white spots, white patches or completely white coloration. Leucism can be distinguished from albinism because leucism ...