UM-Bot Posted November 5, 2005 #1 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Carrie Beletz took a step forward as a 4½-foot white alligator approached her through mucky water. But this sixth-grader was not afraid.Instead, Carrie, a student at Sahuaro Elementary School in Phoenix, pressed her face to the glass at Wildlife World Zoo to get a better look at a creature she had never seen before. "That's cool," she said. "But I wouldn't want to feed it. View: Full Article | Source: AZ Central Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Shaun Posted November 5, 2005 #2 Share Posted November 5, 2005 (edited) Looks unreal. Love to see it for myself. But why are they more prevalent in that particular area? Edited November 5, 2005 by Welsh Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkknight Posted November 5, 2005 #3 Share Posted November 5, 2005 well thats a first (captured) looks weird...but why only Southeastern United States and not else where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadal Posted November 5, 2005 #4 Share Posted November 5, 2005 I think they said he was Arizona's first White Alligator exhibit, not that they're native there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Shaun Posted November 5, 2005 #5 Share Posted November 5, 2005 (edited) "Only a handful of white alligators exist in the world and are usually found throughout the Southeastern United States". Edited November 5, 2005 by Welsh Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphina Posted November 5, 2005 #6 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Probably because, as far as alligator population goes, that's the place where there's the most contact between humans and alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkknight Posted November 5, 2005 #7 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Probably because, as far as alligator population goes, that's the place where there's the most contact between humans and alligators. you mean human pollution is greater.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphina Posted November 5, 2005 #8 Share Posted November 5, 2005 No...being albino is a naturally occuring anomaly. The fact that most albino alligators have been found in that area doesn't mean that human pollution is increasing their numbers, it just means there's a greater number of humans to stumble on them. It doesn't actually mean there are more albino alligators there than there are anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkknight Posted November 5, 2005 #9 Share Posted November 5, 2005 No...being albino is a naturally occuring anomaly. The fact that most albino alligators have been found in that area doesn't mean that human pollution is increasing their numbers, it just means there's a greater number of humans to stumble on them. It doesn't actually mean there are more albino alligators there than there are anywhere else. interesting... speaking of else where...any such case recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallpackage Posted November 5, 2005 #10 Share Posted November 5, 2005 "Only a handful of white alligators exist in the world and are usually found throughout the Southeastern United States". The Philadelphia zoo has had one for years. Don't know its whereabouts now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-0 Posted November 6, 2005 #11 Share Posted November 6, 2005 I don't find this all that interesting, there are tons of albino animals ( the number of albino reptiles are staggering alone). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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