World's only known albino giant anteater appears to be thriving in the wild, photos show

The albino giant anteater, known as Alvin, was first spotted in December 2022. (Image credit: Anteaters & Highways project/ICAS)

Conservationists have released new photos of the only known living albino giant anteater on Earth, who is now believed to be at least 1 year old.

Researchers from the Anteaters and Highways Project (AHP), a multi-year assessment of anteater-vehicle collisions set up by Brazil's Wild Animal Conservation Institute (ICAS), first discovered the anteater in December 2022 on a ranch in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul state. They named the unique animal Alvin.