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Incredibly rare with what appears to be only a handful sightings in the wild captured on film, white reticulated giraffes are pale in color thanks to a genetic condition called leucism.
Unlike albinism, in leucism skin cells don’t produce pigmentation, but soft tissues, like dark eyes, do.
UPDATE: Unfortunately, these two white giraffes have recently been killed by poachers in north-eastern Kenya, BBC reported.
A third one, which is now known as the world’s only white giraffe, has been fitted with a tracker to deter poachers.
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This allows rangers to monitor the lone male giraffe’s movements in real time.
