Rare White Giraffe Spotted In Tanzania

This stunning giraffe has not been photoshopped, she’s real! Omo, the 15-month-old beauty whose skin looks as if it was bleached, is suffering from leucism.

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It’s a condition that results in a partial loss of pigmentation.

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She was spotted in Tarangire National Park in Tanzania by Dr Derek Lee, founder and scientist at the Wild Nature Institute.

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“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,” he explained.

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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.

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We hope that she lives a long life and that some day she has calves of her own.”

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