Pearl the albino alligator is one of nature's
many wonders, her milk white skin and pink eyes make her a sight to behold. She
is the resident albino alligator at Gatorland in Orlando, Florida.
'Pearl is ten years old,'
said a spokesman for the park. 'She arrived at Gatorland when she was three
years old. Pearl is an albino alligator, due to the complete absence of
pigmentation, which gives her white skin and pink eyes. 'Visitors to the park
like to come and see a rare albino alligator like Pearl.'
The 100-acre theme park, which has been
open since 1949, is also home to 'leucistic' alligators, which are alligators
that have dark eyes but also lack pigmentation in their skin. Only around three
in every million alligators are born with this genetic default but their unique
colour endangers them as they are highly sought for the manufacture of handbags.
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