Two rare white giraffes filmed in reserve in Kenya

Giraffes are one of the most amazing animals on the planet, and at first people believe they were a mixture of camel and leopard - so much so that their original scientific name is G. camelopardalis !

And if you think all giraffes are the same, you're wrong: in 2016, one study showed that there are four different types of these neck animals, each with a different coat characteristic. The Somali giraffe has liver-colored spots, is cross-linked and has well-defined white lines. The Masai giraffe has more irregular, vine-shaped stains that are similar in color to chocolate. The Nubian giraffe ( G. camelpardalis “original”) has large patches all over its body, except for its paws, square in shape and hazel.

Now what caught the eye in the last few days were two completely white giraffe specimens! Animals in this color are extremely rare, especially living free in the wild. The first white giraffes were spotted in Tanzania last year, but for the first time scientists managed to film two of them! Check out:

Contrary to what you may think, they are not albino. They suffer from a genetic condition called leucism, which, unlike albinism, allows animals to have soft tissue stains, such as the eyes. The two white giraffes were filmed in Kenya by professionals from the Hirola Conservation Program.

These are an adult female and her calf, which runs smoothly and draws attention because of the absence of traditional giraffe spots. They were in an area of ​​Kenya where hirola antelopes are preserved, as there are less than 500 specimens of the species worldwide.