Elephants are typically gray, but this small calf, which belongs to the genus Loxodonta, has pink skin and fair hair. (Image credit: Theo Potgieter) The condition causes poor eyesight.The lack of ...

Annone, a majestic 4-year-old albino elephant from India, five centuries ago was the pet of Pope Leo X. The white pachyderm amazed Rome. Pope Francis watches as performers put on a show at his ...

The albino elephant calf appears pink due to a lack of the pigment melanin within the animal's skin cells. “Albinism in African elephants is by far more rare compared to Asian elephants. It is ...

In March, a baby African albino elephant was spotted playing with her adopted family. As white elephants are sometimes rejected by their family, they will sometimes need to be accepted into a new ...

Potgieter told Live Science only about 1 in 10,000 elephants are born with albinism, but he said he has previously seen another albino elephant calf at the park.

Myanmar's junta considers a rare white elephant recently born in western Myanmar as an auspicious sign ... Myanmar’s junta has found grounds for optimism -– the birth of a rare albino elephant.

Potgieter told Live Science only about 1 in 10,000 elephants are born with albinism, but he said he has previously seen another albino elephant calf at the park.

A junta in Myanmar has found grounds for optimism- the birth of a rare albino elephant. Ancient rulers regarded white elephants as extremely auspicious, and their appearance was taken as a symbol ...

Potgieter told Live Science only about 1 in 10,000 elephants are born with albinism, but he said he has previously seen another albino elephant calf at the park.