Albinism may be a rare condition in animals but nonetheless, it is found in mammals, reptiles, birds, fish and amphibians.
We look at some of the unusual albino animals around the world.
Probably the most photographed animal ever, Snowflake was found clinging to his dead mother in Equatorial Guinea after a tribe had slaughtered his family to get to the unusual creature.
Snowflake was sent to Barcelona Zoo where he lived nearly 40 years before succumbing to skin cancer.
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