Still Waters Posted January 23, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Meet Pearl - an albino alligator with skin so bright she truly lives up to her name. Extraordinary video footage shows the snow-white alligator creep out of the water and try to snatch a hat after a keeper teases her by hitting her on the nose with it. The seven and a half-foot-long, 105lb alligator is no slouch and her pink eyes make it hard to see where she is looking at any one time. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4147352/Meet-Pearl-amazing-albino-alligator.html 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted January 23, 2017 #2 Share Posted January 23, 2017 O goody. Mother nature is trying to create a snow dwelling centipede alligator. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire. Posted January 23, 2017 #3 Share Posted January 23, 2017 What a beauty. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted January 23, 2017 #4 Share Posted January 23, 2017 She's a very pretty alligator (considering the standards of alligator beauty). 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted January 23, 2017 #5 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Actually happy she is in captivity otherwise I am sure she would have been hunted for her skin. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted January 23, 2017 #6 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Am wondering if she know she's different, if she has already suffered exclusion because she's different and if she's lonely. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted January 24, 2017 #7 Share Posted January 24, 2017 105 lbs seems low for a 7 foot alligator, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluey Posted January 24, 2017 #8 Share Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) I am gathering it's similar to white bengal tigers or white boxer dogs.......it's a genetic defect that sadly makes them more desirable........how dare he hit that beautiful creature with a hat...............I would have ripped his freaking arm off....... Edited January 24, 2017 by cluey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluey Posted January 24, 2017 #9 Share Posted January 24, 2017 I'll just stick with my LOUIS VUITTONS......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted January 24, 2017 #10 Share Posted January 24, 2017 5 hours ago, Myles said: 105 lbs seems low for a 7 foot alligator, doesn't it? A lot of the length is her tail, but she does seem a bit slim...poor thing probably is lonely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted January 24, 2017 #11 Share Posted January 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, Lilly said: A lot of the length is her tail, but she does seem a bit slim...poor thing probably is lonely. You are probably right. i would have guessed around 250 lbs. Obviously I'd had been wrong. Average golden retriever weighs 75 lbs. Average bottle nose dolphin weighs 1100 lbs. I guess I assumed an alligator had a dense body that weighed more per foot. Did a quick Google: Scientific name: Alligator Lifespan: American alligator: 30 – 50 years Clutch size: American alligator: 20 – 50 Mass: American alligator: 500 lbs, Chinese alligator: 79 lbs Length: American alligator: 9.8 – 15 ft., Chinese alligator: 4.9 ft. Did you know: Most gators top out at about 13 feet and 800 pounds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted January 24, 2017 #12 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Creatures who exhibit Albino traits usually have health issues. They don't have long life spins and are usually quite sickly which could account for her weight. It could be sad is lonely on top of that and she is in captivity. Poor thing kinda screwed all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted January 24, 2017 #13 Share Posted January 24, 2017 1 minute ago, glorybebe said: Creatures who exhibit Albino traits usually have health issues. They don't have long life spins and are usually quite sickly which could account for her weight. It could be sad is lonely on top of that and she is in captivity. Poor thing kinda screwed all around. Dammit, I find myself feeling really sorry for an alligator (of all things). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted January 24, 2017 #14 Share Posted January 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, Lilly said: Dammit, I find myself feeling really sorry for an alligator (of all things). I know, me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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