Re: Albino Dino (alligators)

[quailspg@frii.com]

Jason wrote:

> Few albinos make it to sexual maturity. They are just
> too easy to spot, and often suffer from internal
> maladies to boot.

Does anyone know how that hatch of albino alligators years back has fared?
I know some, at least, were removed to captivity. A quick glance at Google
Images show many white alligators in zoos, etc. that have been bred at
reptile farms. Are these all offspring of that original gator brood? Were
any left to tough it out in the wild? If so, do any still survive?

Although, after now seeing what an attraction white alligators make in
theme parks, and guessing how valuable one would be commercially, I'll say
no -- absolutely no albino alligators left in the wild.   :-(


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