Incredible photos show a rare White giraffe grazing in the African bush
These incredible snaps show a rare white giraffe grazing in the African bush.
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Are you having a giraffe? These incredible snaps show a rare WHITE giraffe grazing in the African bush.
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Omo the white giraffe has been spotted roaming around Tarangire National Park, in Tanzania, along with the rest of her herd - who don't seem to be bothered about her unusual colouring.
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Ecologist Dr Derek Lee, founder and scientist at the Wild Nature Institute, caught the pale giraffe on camera.
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Derek, 45, said: 'Omo is leucistic, meaning many of the skin cells are incapable of making a pigment but some are, so she is pale - but not pure white with red or blue eyes as a true albino would be. 'It is a genetic condition.
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Omo is the only pale giraffe we are currently aware of, but we have also observed leucistic waterbuck, cape buffalo and ostrich in Tarangire.
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We and our partners are working on giraffe conservation and anti-poaching to help give Omo and her relatives a better chance of survival.We hope that she lives a long life and that some day she has calves of her own.
