Gallery: WildlifePosted April 9, 201536 views2 comments
In addition to White Buffalo, there are many with White patches under their eyes (reason unknown to me).
Here is an example, taken in Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda.
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on April 9, 2015 at 7:59 PM
It would seem that even the white buffalo was a really cool example of a leucistic specumen, rather than a true albino, as evidenced by the lack of red/pink eyes and the bits of dark fur. I suspect that there is a genetic pool there with that charactertistic showing up in varying degrees. I know that in some parts of North America there are a few pockets of white (but dark eyed) deer as well as pie bald variations. I seem to remember an instance where locals implemented protection from hunting on the white ones and the frequency of white variant is increasing in that herd.
Neat documentary capture...
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 10, 2015 at 6:53 PM
Interesting animal, nice and sharp in good light.
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2 commentsIt would seem that even the white buffalo was a really cool example of a leucistic specumen, rather than a true albino, as evidenced by the lack of red/pink eyes and the bits of dark fur. I suspect that there is a genetic pool there with that charactertistic showing up in varying degrees. I know that in some parts of North America there are a few pockets of white (but dark eyed) deer as well as pie bald variations. I seem to remember an instance where locals implemented protection from hunting on the white ones and the frequency of white variant is increasing in that herd.
Neat documentary capture...
Interesting animal, nice and sharp in good light.