Fully white giant panda is spotted for the first time in China

28 May 2019

Fully white giant panda is spotted for the first time in China

Fully white giant panda is spotted for the first time in ChinaAn all-white, healthy giant panda has appeared at the Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan, China. It is the first all-white panda to be photographed.

The photo was taken in April 2019 with an infrared camera. The reserve will increase the use of infrared cameras to track the growth and movements of the panda.

Why is this panda, white?

The white panda’s appearance is caused by albinism*.

Albinism does not usually have a negative effect on the animals, but it can make it easier for them to be detected in the wild.

According to a 2016 report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, there are about 1900 giant pandas living in the wild.

Pic: Pandas at Wolong National Nature Reserve (Wikimedia Commons)

*Albinism: a rare genetically inherited condition that prevents the normal synthesis of melanin, resulting in white hair or pale skin, as well as reddish eyes.

Image credits: Twitter handle People's Daily, China

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Comments: 1

suryassangyinichaudhary says:

11 June 2019 at 7:35 pm

Wow!!
But I think they will get extinct very soon.

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