Albino News

Phetchaburi - An infrared camera appears to have recorded the first image of the albino elephant calf that's being sought since almost a month. Thai people regard a white elephant as sacred, bestowing prosperity and power. Capturing the animal will be rewarded.

Santa Catarina - A rare albino dolphin belonging to an endangered species living off the South American coast has been found by Brazilian biologists who state it is the first recorded instance of albinism in the Pontoporia blainvillei species.

An extremely rare albino alligator will be taking up residence in Washington after being saved from the swamps of Louisiana.

Dar Es Salaam - Under The Same Sun (UTSS), an International non -governmental organization, with the support from the founder and CEO of UTSS, Peter Ash, yesterday started an eye check-up for people with albinism in Dar es Salaam.

Yalta - A two-headed albino California Kingsnake, whose heads sometimes try to steal food from one another, is now on display at a Ukrainian zoo.

An 11-year-old albino girl was walking home when she was shot in front of her friends in Swaziland. Her headless body was found a short time later.

A young woman and her 4-year old son, both albinos, were killed in Burundi by a gang of armed men. The authorities have said the victims were murdered for their body parts, which according to witchdoctors bring luck in love, life, and business.

A court in the Shinyanga region of northern Tanzania this week sentenced to death four men convicted of killing a 50-year-old albino man whose body parts the killers believed to have magical powers.

A research team from the University of Washington has found a rare albino ratfish. A ratfish described as ghostly and mutant was caught off Whidbey Island in Washington State. Ratfish are common in the Puget Sound area.

A video of Albino Peacock male.