Have you ever thought about how an albino animal became albino?

What are albino animals?albino2

Albino animals are mostly white or all white; their eyes are either blue or pink. For example let’s says that you are at Petco and you saw a group of white rats. The rats probably will most likely catch your eye because they don’t blend in with their surroundings. Albinism all begins because of the pigment of the animal. With that thought in mind about albinism, albinism happens in  animals that get a set of traits that disturb the product of the melanin pigment or when the animals gets a single trait.

What test have there been on albino animals?

There have been feeding tests on albino rats such as feeding the with C forda and Z variegates. These two mineral were added to their diet and increased their growth.  C forda is a main source of a nutrient in animals and can be used in human and animals diets. Z variegates are a popular grasshopper in parts of West Africa. They compared the C forda and the Z varigates to dried fish as a food source albino rats.  The results of the experiment showed that you could replace the rats diet with either C forda or Z variegates and it would not change the rats growth within their eating patterns.

Types of albino animals.

albino3There is one particular albino animal that has been recently discovered and that is the albino alligator. The albino alligator has pink or red eyes because there are blood vessels that lie underneath their eyes. the albino alligator has a black and olive color to it. The alligator’s skin is white because if a very rare type of mutation. This mutation affects the production of the skin pigment.  If these albino alligators ere to live in the wild they would only survive up to 24 hours because they are very sensitive to the direct sunlight and can’t blend and be camouflage.

Most albino animals do not survive in the wild because they are so white or have a pink skin color. Most of the time they will not survive because in the wild they cannot blend in with anything so they most likely will get attacked by other wild animals. They also don’t survive because their skin pigment cannot take direct sunlight so it burns so easily and the animals are so prone to getting skin cancer too.

What animals do you think have more albino animals and why?  

If the albino animals are so prone to burn their skin and get skin cancer, how could we as in humans prevent their skin from getting burned or getting cancer so there could be more albino animals on the planet?

How and why do you think albino animals became albino? 

7 thoughts on “Have you ever thought about how an albino animal became albino?

  1. I thought this article was very interesting. I learned some things that I never knew, like that it is a pigment in the animal that changes their skin or fur. In an article I read it said that these animals can’t produce melanin, a dark pigment that results in normal coloration in the skin, scales, and fur. Since these animals lack melanin, they aren’t going to be dark colors.

    http://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2005/06/all-about-albinism

  2. This blog was very interesting to read and I learned. Lot of new things. To answer your questions I would the most common albino animal would we rate or mice. As human beings we could prevent their skin from burning by moving thm to a safe place. If we saw an albino alligator would should bring it to a zoo. Like you said there was a set of traits that disrupted the pigment of their skin. Here is a like talking a bout more albino animals. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/the-great-white-hunted-plight-of-albino-animals-1656636.html

  3. I have heard about albino lions and rats on television, but I’ve never heard of an albino alligator before. I did some research on the albino alligator and have realized just how rare they are. These alligators are very sensitive to direct UV radiation and because of that have to be given vitamin D3 supplements.I have heard about an albino alligator with blue eyes instead of red or pick. It’s sad that they only live 24 hours in the wild, because of their unique skin/fur pigment. I suppose not all mutations are good mutations. Hopefully wildlife programs can continue to protect these unique creatures.

    Source:
    http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/exploretheaquarium/albinoalligator.aspx

  4. This topic interested me because I found that albino animals are quite interesting. I found some more information on your topic, and saw that melanin is the one responsible for the color of your skin. When there isn’t enough melanin, the animal appears to be bleached, or pinkish. Although, the real test for albinism is the eyes, if they are red or pink, the animal is albino, but if it is blue, the animal is actually called a leucistic. An albino offspring comes from a very unique combination of genes, resulting in such. Albinism is a growing topic, since there are over 300 species found across North America, and is a rare and amazing sight to see. I found my information from;

    http://www.factzoo.com/albino-animals.html

  5. I like this post because it gives some interesting detail and I like how you divided the paragraphs. I did some research on your third question and found that they become albino because of a recessive gene and it involves their skin pigment to become white or pink.
    http://www.factzoo.com/albino-animals.html

  6. I found this topic interesting because I haven’t heard much about Albino animals. I didn’t realize that the reason they don’t survive, besides not blending in, is skin cancer. I had assumed that skin cancer was primarily affecting humans, not animals. In response to the above question,”How and why do you think albino animals became albino?”, from your post, I learned that Albinism comes from a mutation in the skin pigment.

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