A "never before been observed" albino Galapagos giant tortoise made its first public debut at a Swiss zoo on Friday.
"With his red eyes and white shell, he's the new Swiss mascot," a post on the zoo's social media said.
The Galapagos giant tortoise is an endangered species, with fewer than 15,000 alive today, according to Tropiquarium.
The tortoises were bred through a species conservation program, which considers any tortoise birth to be exceptional. But an albino baby tortoise is unheard of.
The albino baby hatched on May 1, two-and-a-half months after the mother laid five eggs on Feb. 11,
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rare-never-before-seen-baby-albino-galapagos-giant-tortoise-debuts-at-switzerland-zoo/ar-AAY7bMV?cvid=e2e9aed3988f4f6e916010d225118287
"With his red eyes and white shell, he's the new Swiss mascot," a post on the zoo's social media said.
The Galapagos giant tortoise is an endangered species, with fewer than 15,000 alive today, according to Tropiquarium.
The tortoises were bred through a species conservation program, which considers any tortoise birth to be exceptional. But an albino baby tortoise is unheard of.
The albino baby hatched on May 1, two-and-a-half months after the mother laid five eggs on Feb. 11,
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rare-never-before-seen-baby-albino-galapagos-giant-tortoise-debuts-at-switzerland-zoo/ar-AAY7bMV?cvid=e2e9aed3988f4f6e916010d225118287