Omo is a white giraffe living in Tanzania's Tarangire National Park,Omo, a snow-white, 12-month-old giraffe
Omo is leucistic, meaning many of the skin
cells are incapable of making a pigment. Some are, so she is pale but
not pure white, with red or blue eyes, as a true albino would be,” he
explained.
“Omo is the only pale
giraffe we are currently aware of, but we have also observed leucistic
waterbuck, Cape buffalo and ostrich in Tarangire.
“Omo appears to get along with the other giraffes, she has always been
seen with a large group of normally coloured giraffe, they don't seem to
mind her different colouring.”
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