Current:Home > InvestNovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Center:'Beyond rare' all-white alligator born in Florida. She may be 1 of 8 in the world. -Blueprint Money Mastery
NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Center:'Beyond rare' all-white alligator born in Florida. She may be 1 of 8 in the world.
Benjamin Ashford View
Date:2025-04-06 17:57:22
More than 35 years after a rare nest of white alligators was discovered in a Louisiana swamp … a star is NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Centerborn!
A leucistic all-white alligator was born this summer at Gatorland, the alligator park in Orlando, Florida, said in a news release Thursday.
Leucistic alligators are the rarest genetic variation of the alligator with white coloration, patches of normal pigmentation and blue eyes, the release said. They differ from albino alligators, which have complete loss of pigmentation and pink eyes.
The all-white female was born in August along with a brother gator with normal coloring. Gatorland's veterinary staff said they both received clean bills of health, though the all-white female will be sensitive to the sun.
Leucistic alligator baby makes 8 known in the world
In a Gatorland YouTube video, CEO and president Mark McHugh, said there are only seven other known leucistic alligators in the world, and three of them are at Gatorland.
The new girl was born to a normal-colored mom that carried the recessive gene and a leucistic dad. The release said it is the first leucistic alligator born in human care.
"This is beyond 'rare,' it is absolutely extraordinary!” McHugh said in the news release. "These are incredibly special animals in the reptile world, and we are being very careful with their safety and security. We plan to have them on display early next year so guests can see them, learn about them, and fall in love with them like we have."
Help name the rare gator and her brother
Gatorland is asking for the public's help in naming the special gator and her brother. The comments on the Facebook post show some creative ideas:
- Pearl and Emerald
- Barbie and Ken
- Elsa and Olaf
- Grits and Gumbo
Leucistic snake:'He is stunning.' MS wildlife rehabber nurses battered, rare white snake back to health
The public also helped pick the name "Jawlene," in honor of Dolly Parton, for an alligator found with is top jaw missing.
veryGood! (6)
prev:What to watch: O Jolie night
next:Sam Taylor
Related
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- 2024 Olympics: Tennis' Danielle Collins Has Tense Interaction With Iga Swiatek After Retiring From Match
- When Amazon sells dangerous items, it's responsible for recalling them, feds rule
- Kansas stops enforcing a law against impersonating election officials
- Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
- Governor appoints new adjutant general of the Mississippi National Guard
- Jax Taylor Shares Reason He Chose to Enter Treatment for Mental Health Struggles
- 2024 Olympics: Tennis' Danielle Collins Has Tense Interaction With Iga Swiatek After Retiring From Match
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- Olympian Mary Lou Retton's Daughter Skyla Welcomes First Baby
Ranking
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- Lawmaker posts rare win for injured workers — and pushes for more
- Inmate identified as white supremacist gang leader among 3 killed in Nevada prison brawl
- Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race
- New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens
- Keep an eye on your inbox: 25 million student loan borrowers to get email on forgiveness
- Kathie Lee Gifford hospitalized with fractured pelvis after fall: 'Unbelievably painful'
- Chrissy Teigen and John Legend's Son Miles Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes
Recommendation
This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
North Carolina Medicaid recipients can obtain OTC birth control pills at pharmacies at no cost
Rescuers search through mud and debris as deaths rise to 166 in landslides in southern India
Ransomware attack disables computers at blood center serving 250 hospitals in southeast US
Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
North Carolina Environmental Regulators at War Over Water Rules for “Forever Chemicals”
2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game: Date, time, how to watch Bears vs. Texans
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend's Son Miles Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes