Albinos hunted for body parts in Burundi and Tanzania

Superstition has led to the killing of more than 60 albinos in Burundi and Tanzania. The Red Cross Red Crescent is backing government efforts to protect them, and defends their right to a life in dignity.As the...

Rare baby pink elephant caught on camera in Africa

A very rare baby pink elephant has been seen by a wildlife cameraman in the Okavango Delta with a herd of about 80 other elephants. Most likely, the pink elephant is an albino calf, which is really rare among...

Albinos tracked down in lucrative trade of body parts

UPDATE 2: Four men were charged for killing Lyaku Willy in Shinyanga . The murder took place last November. Willy was brutally killed when the men slit his throat before chopping off his legs, which they took...

U.S Reggae Fans Brace For The Return Of King Yellow Man

P reparing for a bout of sexiness, the original "King of the Dancehall" — Yellowman — returns to South Florida's shores with his slack lyrics and wry sense of humor. Known as Jamaica's first dancehall...

Migaloo is not alone- second albino humpback spotted

"MIGALOO may not be the only white humpback whale visiting Far Northern waters this year. A television helicopter this week spotted a predominantly white humpback, with black blotches near its head and tail, off the coast of Byron Bay.Sea World marine sciences director Trevor...

Man orders pet snake to attack police

"Luckily for them that 2.7-meter-long pythons are not very obedient" I think lucky for the man the snake didn't turn around and attack him instead. This guy seems crazy, threatening everyone with retiles. "Police...

Albino Raven spotted over the downtown eastside

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA pair of Albino Ravens , though this looks more like an Albino Crow were spotted 100 kilometers away on Vancouver island, now a albino raven was spotted in DTES of the...

Hedgehog rescue unit looking to expand

In the UK the hedgehog remains a firm favourite with rescue centres and hedgehog hospitals  spread across the  whole nation.  Kid's brought up on  The Story of Mrs. Tiggywinkle will sit up at...

Rare Albino Ratfish Discovered

When one thinks of a ratfish, they likely picture in their mind's eye a gnarly, scrawly looking fish, fighting over a old pizza crusts (or whatever the underwater equivalent is) and scurrying under the legs of...

Ghostly Plastic Ducks, Adrift at Sea

Cast adrift in shipping accident, thirty thousand little plastic toy ducks have floated the sea for fifteen years, the elements transforming them from playful yellow to ghostly white... Listen close, little...

Baby albino giant salamanders in Hiroshima

"A pair of baby albino Japanese Giant Salamanders (Andrias japonicus) discovered this past spring in a mountainous area of Hiroshima prefecture are being kept at Hiroshima’s Asa Zoo for the purpose of...

Common Sense

"Mysterious Moose Sighting: Albino Moose Turns Up in Norway Residents in Norway have sighted what is believed to be an albino moose. With the hunting season just around the corner, local residents are campaigning for it to be spared. But scientists argue that the white moose...

A new pair of world's tiniest monkeys

"What a pair - these funny little creatures are albino Pygmy Marmoset monkeys, born at the Froso Zoo in Ostersund, Sweden this week. The Pygmy Marmoset, the world's smallest monkey which all grown up reaches just...

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