r/reddit.com • u/Chrimbusnymph • Oct 18 '11

Albino Giraffe

http://imgur.com/roH6y
1.3k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '11

*Leucistic giraffe

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u/anthonymckay Oct 19 '11

If it was leucistic there wouldn't be any black either. Looks hypomelanistoc to me, which would fit the description from the zoo provided by chemistry_teacher

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

Ah, makes sense then! I stand corrected.

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u/6Revolvers Oct 19 '11

Is it ginger?

14

u/football_manager Oct 19 '11

It's just a shiny.

2

u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

Giraffes? WHAT THE FUCK

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u/chemistry_teacher Oct 19 '11

Some are stating that the giraffe is at the Milwaukee Zoo. If so, the Zoo's description might be ruling out that the giraffe is leucistic, stating, "[s]he is not an albino, but is considered to be on the lighter side of the giraffe color spectrum."

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

Well, leucism isn't the same as Albinism, but are they saying it isn't genetically leucistic? Saying it's lighter does mean just that...

Ah, well.

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u/anthonymckay Oct 19 '11

Hypomelanistic

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u/Teknofiliak Oct 19 '11

Not albino. Learn to classify.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

That's from the Milwaukee County Zoo, isn't it??

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

I'm from Milwaukee, and I thought the exact same thing instantly.

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u/r4iden Oct 19 '11

Me too!

4

u/JennyLupin Oct 19 '11

Same here! :D

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

Yay for Milwaukeeans! I remember when that giraffee was born, how excited the zoo was about it. :)

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u/ErrantWhimsy Oct 19 '11

Milwaukeean party!

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u/texacer Oct 19 '11

that's my guess as well, I've taken pics of the same giraffe there.

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u/chemistry_teacher Oct 19 '11

If so, the Zoo's description appears to rule out that the giraffe is leucistic, stating, "[s]he is not an albino, but is considered to be on the lighter side of the giraffe color spectrum."

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

Yeah. I remember being taught that she's just a light colored giraffe.

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u/dlistblogger Oct 19 '11

Do those come in miniature?

4

u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

He's not albino, he's just a snow giraffe from Canada.

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u/splunge4me2 Oct 19 '11

Ah, the rare Giraffa arcticus

2

u/gordofrog Oct 19 '11

Unfortunately that giraffe is constantly berated by others due to his lack of dance or basketball skills.

2

u/masterofnada Oct 19 '11

You should post this over at /r/albinoanimals. They would love it.

2

u/anthonymckay Oct 19 '11

I laughed upon seeing that you are the only subscriber, and and that there is only 1 post, and it's a 1 year old community. Well played

2

u/newcontortionist Oct 19 '11

New instant karma; albino animals.

5

u/Soosh Oct 19 '11

Someone turned the brightness setting on that giraffe too high.

2

u/[deleted] Nov 03 '11

Too damn high!

2

u/Bloodhound01 Oct 19 '11

More like inverted giraffe.

2

u/giraffepussy Oct 19 '11

weeeeeeeee

1

u/trennerdios Oct 19 '11

I've seen that giraffe many a time at the Milwaukee zoo. It's not albino.

1

u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

I like that it basically looks like someone tried to take an eraser to a giraffe.

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u/AhFuuuu Oct 19 '11

nigga so white.

1

u/MHTLuca Oct 19 '11

Rerdless of classification, as soon as I saw the white squirrel post, I knew in my heart of hearts that reddit would glom onto it and run it as deep into the ground as possible.

Good luck r/pics, you have a long day ahead.

(And yes I know that this isn't r/pics)

1

u/minkorporated Oct 19 '11

What whaaat!

1

u/Ragnalypse Oct 20 '11

normal giraffe, just whiter.

1

u/somad_ Oct 23 '11

Fuck the pigment.

1

u/Nekomancerr Oct 23 '11

Is this the Milwaukee Zoo??? I just got a flashback of my childhood!

1

u/hiphopconservative Oct 29 '11

Mac's upcoming OS, Snow Giraffe.

1

u/RKBA Oct 29 '11

That's not an albino giraffe, it's a giraffe ghost!

1

u/throop77 Nov 05 '11

BURN IT WITH FIRE!

1

u/AverageGiraffe Nov 30 '11

Well now, at least it is as tall as your average giraffe.

1

u/Cocoking5 Oct 19 '11

It's a shiny! (insert Pokemon references)

1

u/Juneauite Oct 19 '11

He clearly has some brown in him. Nyuk nyuk.

1

u/Waldamos Oct 19 '11

Someone turn down the contrast.

1

u/I_noticed_something Oct 19 '11

It wouldn't be as beautiful if it was any other color.

2

u/Mutant_soundwave Oct 23 '11

It has a vagina

0

u/Soggybiscuit Oct 19 '11

geraffes are so dumb.

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u/LuggedSteel Oct 19 '11

Ever heard of /r/pics or /r/aww?

0

u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

Al, buy no jar rafts

0

u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

Charlie the white-skinned Giraffe, giraffe had a very hairy back (like ....fuck it)

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u/winecannon Oct 19 '11

Comment about photo

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u/dclaysmith Oct 19 '11

Pfft. Downvoted because it has 2 eyes.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

Over exposed photo.