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Ring of WHITE water: The albino otter cubs who leave the rest of the family in the dark
Daily Mail ^
| May 11, 2010
| Staff
Posted on 05/11/2010 5:12:56 AM PDT by C19fan
It looks as though these two may have carelessly fallen into a pot of white paint. In fact, they are an extremely rare pair of albino otter cubs which are the first to have been born in captivity in Britain. Keepers could not believe their eyes when the uncommonly pale creatures were born at the Blue Planet Aquarium in Cheshire.
The pair are part of a litter of three baby Asian short-claw otters born at the end of March. But it was only when they started appearing outside their 'holt' that their unusual colouring was spotted.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: albino; otters
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Awww... moment of the day.
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posted on
05/11/2010 5:12:56 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Yeah, cute, But, how do they taste? 8^)> /sarc
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posted on
05/11/2010 5:17:12 AM PDT
by
scoobysnak71
(Never argue with stupid people. They drag you down to their level and win through experience.)
To: C19fan
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posted on
05/11/2010 5:19:21 AM PDT
by
homegroan
(Proud member of the Hoi Polloi......ILLIGITIMA NON CARBORUNDUM..... -that's 4U Dad!))
To: C19fan
Not albino - albinos have pink eyes.
These are barely even “white”.
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posted on
05/11/2010 5:23:13 AM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: C19fan
To: scoobysnak71
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posted on
05/11/2010 5:31:14 AM PDT
by
Armed Civilian
("Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.")
To: C19fan
The subjects:
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posted on
05/11/2010 5:31:42 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(The frog who rides on a scorpion should not be surprised when he last hears "it is my nature.")
To: mom4melody
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posted on
05/11/2010 5:33:09 AM PDT
by
a real Sheila
(God save us from ourselves!)
To: freedumb2003
They're GRAYS!
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posted on
05/11/2010 5:42:30 AM PDT
by
scoobysnak71
(Never argue with stupid people. They drag you down to their level and win through experience.)
To: C19fan
Hey, look at the eyes...they are not red...they are gray otters, not albinos.
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posted on
05/11/2010 5:44:19 AM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
(RAT Hunting Season started the evening of March 21st, 2010!)
To: C19fan
yes, otters have always made me smile... now if we take these two white guys and match them up with the white bullalo born in the northern WI... plus the amber skinned armadillo from south central LA....aaaannnnnd ... strange lights spotted over Colorado Springs we can come to the conclusion our current adminisration will be replaced come November 2012... how about them apples...?
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posted on
05/11/2010 5:47:02 AM PDT
by
rusureitflies?
(OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD! There, I said it. Prove me wrong.)
To: Armed Civilian
>"Like Chicken of course!"
Awwww, now, you "otter" not have said that.
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posted on
05/11/2010 5:59:39 AM PDT
by
scoobysnak71
(Never argue with stupid people. They drag you down to their level and win through experience.)
To: dighton
Cruddy albino JD’s ping. ;)
To: C19fan
Otter’s are nuts. Seemingly a bunch of funsters when watching them play.
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posted on
05/11/2010 6:10:23 AM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(The Left draws criminals as excrement draws flies. The Left IS a criminal organization.)
To: C19fan
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:00:52 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
( Someday we'll know why love can't move a mountain.)
To: DuncanWaring
Not all albinos have pink eyes. There’s different degrees of albinism. ;)
To: Stoat
Maybe I otter not do this, but otters are almost a cute as stoats.
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:07:11 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
( Someday we'll know why love can't move a mountain.)
To: DuncanWaring
"Not albino - albinos have pink eyes. These are barely even “white”."
Could be
leucism. That would leave the eyes normal
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posted on
05/11/2010 12:05:05 PM PDT
by
Raymann
To: Raymann
That looks like a better description.
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posted on
05/11/2010 12:34:20 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Raymann
Very interesting link, thanks.....
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