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TheunsH

Post subject: Re: Albino???

Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 8:19 am

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If leucistic is an illness, then the giraffe is sick, if not it isn't sick! :whistle:

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oddesy

Post subject: Re: Albino???

Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 8:47 am

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I dont think the giraffe is sick, just a different gene :thumbs_up:

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Leeukos

Post subject: Re: Albino???

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 6:49 am

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Hi. I saw this giraffe also close to Onder Sabie. I don't know if it is the same one but it looks like an Albino Giraffe.

Albinism happens about every 20,000 births and they normally do not live long as they have lost their camouflage protection.

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Nannie

Post subject: Re: Albino???

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:40 am

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Go have a look under the Giraffe page on page 5 and page 11, I'm sure it all the same giraffe.

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Bushmom

Post subject: Re: Albino???

Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:04 pm

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At least this one seems to have been around a long time!

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anne-marie

Post subject: Re: Albino???

Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:25 pm

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looks like the same... still alive :dance:

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vaughng

Post subject: White and Albino

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:13 am

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Hi guys, does anybody have any photos of white or albino animals

Never seen them in the wild, I believe you get white baboons, White hippo, White lion etc

Thanks

and if you can tell me were you saw them, that would be awesome because going on a Kruger road trip

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Bushbuddies

Post subject: Re: White and Albino

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:03 am

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Hi vaughng! Check out the thread on this mammals forum about the white impala ram. He's in the Shingwedzi area - saw him there on the other side of the river - from the Kanniedood Dam Hide, on the 20th of June.

Hope that helps! Have a great trip! :thumbs_up:

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Vleisvreter

Post subject: Re: White and Albino

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:48 pm

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Hi Vaughng

I have a picture of a buffalo with a light hair coat that was taken near Afsaal by my one friend Deon who visited the park in April 2011 and then a picture of a white Nyala near Pafuri that was send to me from a colleague who works in the park. I am finding it difficult to put the pictures up so PM your email address and I will send it to you so you can maybe put it up for all to see.

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RUMURUTI

Post subject: ALBINO VERVET MONKEY - anyone know of one in SA??

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:36 pm

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I have just been back from a two week holiday in Kenya and whilst staying at my sisters tea farm in Western Kenya I saw an Albino Vervet Monkey. He was an Alpha male and massive by any vervet standards.
Seems this is the first albino vervet ever recorded/spotted in Kenya.

Does anyone know of something similar in SA/Sanparks?????

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Sheenaugh-Lee

Post subject: Re: ALBINO VERVET MONKEY - anyone know of one in SA??

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:32 am

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Honestly Ive never seen one

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forestgump

Post subject: Re: ALBINO VERVET MONKEY - anyone know of one in SA??

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:43 am

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probably a few forum members that fit the description :twisted:

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Hugh

Post subject: Re: ALBINO VERVET MONKEY - anyone know of one in SA??

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:52 am

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Hello Rumi long time... good to see you .. I have seen a very light coloured Samango monkey at St lucia in KZN but never a light coloured Vervet those always have on their grey suits

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Joep Stevens

Post subject: Re: ALBINO VERVET MONKEY - anyone know of one in SA??

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:52 pm

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Dear Rumuruti,

Thanks for query. Saw two (juvenile and adult female) on Kanniedood Road in December 2012.

Kind regards.

JOEP (joep.stevens@sanparks.org)

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Grantmissy

Post subject: Re: ALBINO VERVET MONKEY - anyone know of one in SA??

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:06 am

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I have also never seen one ever but I will keep a look out next time that we are in the Shingwedzi/Kanniedood area as:

Joep Stevens wrote:

Saw two (juvenile and adult female) on Kanniedood Road in December 2012.

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