A kangaroo with leucism was born in a zoo in New York State. An are event.
The staff at the Harpursiville, New York Zoo still can't believe it. One of her red kangaroos gave birth to a baby with a completely white coat.
On January 15, park employees shared photos of their new resident on Facebook. Unsurprisingly, the post has melted the hearts of many internet users.
Red kangaroos are born about the size of your thumb, but continue to grow inside their mother's pouch. When we are five months old, we do our first inspection and medical examination, the zoo explained.
The scans revealed that the little marsupial, named Joey, had leucism. This genetic defect gives him a white coat and does not affect the color of his eyes.
We don't know of any leucistic red kangaroo in the United States, which just goes to show how rare this phenomenon is. We are currently working with professionals from the zoological community to see what a unique blessing this cub is, zoo employees said.
In the post, staff said there was nothing to anticipate this unexpected arrival: Joey was a surprise to all of us.
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In the wild, leucic animals are more vulnerable than others. Indeed, the light color of their coat is easily spotted by predators.
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