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The zoo stressed that alligators with leukaemia should not be confused with albinos, which have red eyes and complete pigment loss. Such individuals have blue eyes. In addition, leucistic alligators often have patches of normal colouring on their skin. “Without darker skin pigmentation, they cannot be in direct sunlight for extended periods of time because they easily get sunburned,” the Gatorland press office told Fox 35 Orlando.
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Earlier, Jaco Joubert, who works as a guide in the Mala Mala Nature Reserve in South Africa, discovered a pink elephant seal with leukaemia.
