According to Ishaqbini Conservancy officials, the mother was likely killed by poachers in Ijara, Garissa County.
The body is thought to be three to four months old and was found alongside that of her calf, who seems to have died from hunger after the mother died,"This is a very sad day for the community of Ijara and Kenya as a whole," said Mohammed Ahmednoor, the manager of Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy, in a statement sent toRare White Giraffe Spotted in Tanzania"Its killing is a blow to tremendous steps taken by the community to conserve rare and unique species, and a wake up call for...
The giraffe became famous thanks to its unusually ghost-like appearance—a trait caused not by albinism, but a condition called leucism. Unlike albino animals, those with leucism continue to produce darker pigments in their soft tissue. This means that though their skin and hair are white, their eyes are dark rather than red, as is typically the case in instances of albinism.reported in 2016, the coloring may be eye-catching but it can be problematic from a safety point of view, making it more visible to predators such as lions—as well as human poachers.
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