albinism – Michael Broad

Difference between white and albino tigers

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 by Michael Broad

I have written about white and albino tigers before in separate articles. This addresses one issue: the difference between them as the internet seems to be confused as I am seeing white tigers listed under albino tigers. In terms of appearance there is a distinct difference between a white tiger and an albino tiger. …

World’s first albino ocelot is worrying for conservationists

January 1, 2023 by Michael Broad

The wild cat news today is that the world’s first albino ocelot has been discovered in Colombia. And the news is not good because the discovery indicates that deforestation in Colombia is resulting in inbreeding of wild cat species because of fragmented habitat resulting in small population sizes. This assessment is made because albinism …