leucism

tags: white orca, white killer whale, Orcinus orca, zoology, cetaceans, NOAA A rare white killer whale, Orcinus orca, better known as an Orca, photographed by researchers off the coast of Alaska on 23 February. Image: Holly Fearnbach (NMML, NMFS permit 782-1719) [wallpaper size]. Seattle researchers were working off the coast of Alaska when they saw something amazing; a 25-30 foot long male "killer whale", Orcinus orca, that is white instead of being black-and-white, the characteristic color scheme for this species. This white whale, which was identified as a male due to its very tall…
tags: animals, leucistic moose, Alces alces, zoology, Image of the Day Leucistic Moose, Alces alces. Image: orphaned [larger size].