{"id":39586,"date":"2016-01-26T22:35:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T20:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/?p=39586"},"modified":"2016-01-26T22:36:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T20:36:00","slug":"extremely-rare-white-giraffe-spotted-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/news-el\/diafora-en\/extremely-rare-white-giraffe-spotted-in-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"Extremely rare white giraffe spotted in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"

An extremely rare white giraffe has been spotted at Tarangire National Park in Tanzania.<\/p>\n

The giraffe calf has a condition called leucism that results in loss of pigmentation. \u201cHer body surface cells are not capable of making pigment, but she is not an albino,\u201d explained the Wild Nature Institute, in a blog post.<\/p>\n

A guide named the giraffe Omo after a popular brand of local detergent.<\/p>\n

Experts at the Wild Nature Institute first spotted Omo last year. \u201cWe were lucky enough to resight her again this January, almost exactly one year later,\u201d the Institute explained, in its blog post. \u201cWe are thrilled that she is still alive and well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related: New bird with amazing voice ‘like Adele’ discovered in India<\/p>\n

Leucism occurs when some or all pigment cells fail to develop during differentiation, so part or all of the animal\u2019s body surface lacks cells capable of making pigment. \u201cOne way to tell the difference between albino and leucistic animals is that albino individuals lack melanin everywhere, including in the eyes, so the resulting eye color is red from the underlying blood vessels,\u201d explained the Institute.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Leucism] is simply a rare genetic condition – drawing four aces in a row from a deck of cards is also a rare occurrence,\u201d noted Derek Lee, quantitative ecologist at the Wild Nature Institute, in an email to FoxNews.com. \u201cWhether a mutation affecting coloration, such as leucism, is adaptive or not over evolutionary time will require continued observations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Omo\u2019s unusual coloration, however, has prompted fears that she could become a target for poachers.<\/p>\n

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Source:\u00a0foxnews.com<\/p>\n

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