10 Most Beautiful White Animals in the World
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00:00 Since the beginning of history, white animals have been special for us.
00:04 Some of them are even considered sacred in a few cultural mythologies.
00:08 They are not just special for their color, but also because of their rarity.
00:12 Some say you will almost never see a white animal in your entire life,
00:16 if you live a normal life and do not travel much.
00:19 Most white animals come to form because of some genetic mutations,
00:24 which causes the animal not to retain the regular color of its species.
00:28 While these animals are rare, they are also endangered
00:31 and their color makes them vulnerable to diseases and predators.
00:34 Here is a list of some rare white animals in the world.
00:38 White alligators are not different from the American alligator.
00:49 They simply have a different color.
00:52 Their scientific name is Mississippensis.
00:57 They have white skin and pink eyes, but the eyes may become bluish if they are lucidic.
01:03 White alligators are the offspring of two normal alligators
01:07 that have the recessive gene for albinism.
01:10 White alligators are able to reproduce when they are about 6 feet long,
01:15 i.e. in 10 or 12 years.
01:18 They do not blend well in the wild,
01:21 so they are normally found in zoos or alligator farms,
01:24 where they are kept safe from harm.
01:27 It is estimated that almost 100 albinos are left in the world.
01:32 The humpback whale is a species of the baleen whale.
01:40 Its scientific name is Megapter navangylae.
01:45 A normal humpback whale is about 39 to 52 feet in length
01:50 and weighs around 28 to 33 metric tons.
01:53 Humpback whales are a friendly species
01:56 and are good in interactions with other cetacean species.
01:59 Female whales reproduce every 2 or 3 years.
02:03 The gestation period is 11.5 months.
02:07 It is entirely possible for a female to have multiple mating partners.
02:12 Their lifespan ranges from 45 to 100 years.
02:17 8. Honduran White Bat
02:23 The Honduran white bat is also known as the Caribbean white tent-making bat.
02:29 Its scientific name is Ectophylla alba.
02:33 It has a distinctively white fur,
02:36 which is found in only 6 of the 13 known bat species.
02:41 There is little information on the Honduran white bat reproduction behavior,
02:46 though it has been found that females give birth in April and September.
02:50 Thus, they become pregnant twice per year.
02:53 In addition, they give birth to one offspring at a time.
02:58 7. Seneca White Deer
03:03 The Seneca white deer goes by the scientific name of Odocylus virginianus.
03:13 They are a rare herd of deer living within the confines of Seneca Army Depot in Seneca County, New York.
03:19 Because they are confined in one place,
03:24 and in the 1950s, when the order to forbid the hunt for white deer came in place,
03:28 inbreeding has been taking place there.
03:31 But the white deer is still extremely rare.
03:35 According to John Bates, an albino deer being born are about 1 in 20,000.
03:40 6. Taiwanese White Dolphin
03:45 The Taiwanese white dolphin, also known as the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin,
03:51 goes by the scientific name of Sosa chinensis taiwanensis.
03:57 They were first found in the shallow waters of the western coast of Taiwan.
04:02 They are normally 8 to 9 feet long and have a somewhat pinkish color.
04:08 Their skin color is white, but when they flush their color becomes bright pink.
04:12 Not much is known about their reproduction,
04:15 but it is said that they produce almost every other year and the gestation is about 12 months in total.
04:21 At the moment, there are only 75 of these species left, which makes them incredibly rare and endangered.
04:29 5. Snowflake White Gorilla
04:36 The white gorilla known as the snowflake is now extinct.
04:39 Snowflake was one of the only known albino gorillas.
04:43 He died due to a skin disease, which was certainly related to albinism.
04:48 In Spanish, he is known as Capito de Nieve.
04:52 Snowflake fathered 22 offspring by three different mates.
04:57 Six of those 22 survived.
05:00 None of the offsprings were albino, but they should carry the recessive gene of albinism.
05:04 4. White Hawk
05:07 The scientific name for the white hawk is Leucoptarnis albicilis.
05:17 It belongs to the family Asipatridae.
05:22 An adult white hawk is about 45 to 46 cm long,
05:27 with broad wings and has a white head, body, and underwings.
05:33 Female white hawks are a bit larger and heavier than the male.
05:36 The incubation period for their eggs is about 34 to 36 days.
05:41 The white hawk is not globally threatened because of the large extent of its range.
05:46 3. Domesticated White Hedgehog
05:52 The white-bellied hedgehog is the most common domesticated hedgehog.
05:59 The scientific name for it is Altolerics albiventris.
06:03 They grow to about 6 to 9 inches long and live for approximately 4 to 6 years.
06:10 They are prone to many diseases, such as cancer, which spreads very fast in hedgehogs.
06:17 It is said that only 1 in 100,000 hedgehogs are born with the recessive albino gene.
06:27 2. White Koala
06:29 A koala goes by the scientific name of Phascolarctus cinereus.
06:35 A white koala was born in an Australian zoo.
06:39 The mother of the koala had already given birth to many light-colored koalas, but a white koala is extremely rare.
06:46 Dr. Roos Booth, the zoo's wildlife director, said that it would have been quite unfortunate if he were born in the wild,
06:55 because their white color makes them an easy target for different predators.
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07:08 1. White Lion
07:14 The white lion is a rare color mutation of the lion species.
07:22 It has the scientific name Panthera leo.
07:25 White lions are not albinos.
07:28 Their white color is caused by a recessive trait derived from a less severe mutation in the same gene that causes albinism.
07:38 They vary from blonde to near white.
07:43 Although the difference in their color does not pose any danger towards them.
07:50 White lions are critically endangered since there are only 11 white lions in the wild.
07:55 2. White Elephant
07:57 The white elephant is a rare species of elephant.
08:00 It is a rare species of elephant that is found in the wild.
08:04 It is a rare species of elephant that is found in the wild.
08:08 It is a rare species of elephant that is found in the wild.
08:12 It is a rare species of elephant that is found in the wild.
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