An exceptionally rare light-pink alligator has been born at Gatorland, a wildlife park in Orlando, Florida.
The female American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) has a genetic condition known as leucism, which results from a mutation in the genes that leads to reduced pigment in feathers, hair or skin. Unlike albinism, which results in pink eyes and a complete loss of skin pigment, animals with leucism only have a partial loss of pigment and normally have blue eyes and white, translucent or pale pink skin.
