Rare pink hippo caught in Kenya
Spouses French photographer has captured an image luck a pink hippo extremely rare. This strange creature living in the area of wildlife conservation Maasai Mara, Kenya.
The pink hippopotamus in Kenya.
It was discovered while soaking in a puddle. The couple photographer Dominique Laurent and Renaud's not hard to see the animals because of its distinctive colors stand out among a herd of dark, according to the Daily Mail.
The wildlife experts offer many answers different interpretations of it. Some people claim that it albino
However, others interpret the animal suffering from a rare disease called Leucism. Animal diseases that lacks some pigment cells, resulting in skin color becomes ordinary. There the white skin, appear speckled or become pale.
Animals get sick often can not survive in the wild. Different colors making them vulnerable to predators discovered. With this species, is facing the risk of skin may be susceptible to sunburn than others.
But it could still exist because they are too large in size, causing many natural enemies must be wary. On the other hand, it has mechanisms to combat sweating sun.
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