Gomig-21
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Yep, hope the wolves and mountain lions don't show up next to take care of them. LOL!
Speaking of mountain lions, check out this incredible discovery in the Amazon of Brazil ~ an all-white puma/cougar/mountain lion which may never be seen again for who knows how long!
Extremely rare white cougar highlights a quirk of the species
“Another white cougar may not appear in my lifetime,” scientist says of unusual young male spotted in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest.
www.nationalgeographic.com
They're probably not calling it an "albino" because in order to be considered a full-fledged "albino," I believe the eyes have to be white/blue? Or whitish with all the surrounding eye lobe and lash brow to be pink flesh as well as the nose AND, if I'm not mistaken, the claws have to be tinted white. That's probably why most full albino species of any kind don't live long in the wild because their pink skin can't protect them from the harsh elements. Between the high temperatures and sunrays penetrating the eyebrow because of the almost transparent pink skin, the ight always gets through the brow. As well as the skin's sensitivity to cold and hot temps really don't give it much of a chance of survival. But these all-white are different. Maybe even rarer in some respects.
These are more like animals with leucism. Pretty wild stuff.
Leucism - Wikipedia
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