Everyone has probably seen the white mice or rabbits with pink eyes. Learn about these and other albino animals, the genetics that cause albinism, and the survival challenges albinos face. Have you ever seen an albino mouse or rabbit? What makes them albino? Albino animals carry a specific gene that makes their hair, their skin, and their eyes have no color. Albinos exist in virtually every species on earth-insects, birds, fish, and mammals-even humans. Discover more about these intriguing animals through vivid photography and interesting information about the special challenges these animals face in order to survive. Albinism is a genetic condition that exists in virtually every species on earth: fish, insects, birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and humans. Each species is represented in the book, along with eye-catching photography.
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