To understand why animals with albinism have red eyes, it’s first important to know what albinism actually is – a genetic condition that stops cells from being able to produce melanin, a ...

A Houston-area neighborhood was stunned by an incredibly rare visitor: an albino raccoon, boldly scavenging during the day. With snowy-white fur and glowing red eyes, the animal looked more like ...

That’s why albino animals have pink appendages and red/pink eyes. For an animal to be born with albinism, both parents must carry the recessive albino gene.

An albino panda, thought to be the only one alive in the world today, has been spotted in China. The panda, which has the characteristic white fur and red eyes of an animal with albinism, is ...

A rare albino squirrel was spotted hanging out near the Prairie Green Golf Course in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Officials say the chances of seeing this animals are about 1 in 100,000.

Conversely, albino animals lack melanin—the natural pigment responsible for hair/fur, skin, and eye coloration—leaving them entirely white." ...

The true albino squirrel is all white and has red eyes due to a lack of pigment, while a white squirrel will still have brown eyes and could have splotches of colored hair on its head.

Other animals with the rare color pigment that have made news headlines include an albino porcupine in Maine, an albino swell shark in Mexico, and an albino turtle in Australia — just to name a few.

An albino animal does not have pigment in the hair and skin as a result of a genetic condition. A creature with the condition typically has white hair and pink or red eyes.

Tour operator Lloyd Edwards told Newsweek that he thought he had seen it all, before spotting the albino dolphin swimming off South Africa.