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An albino whale named “Gallon of Milk” made a rare appearance during a yearly whale census off Mexico’s Pacific coast.
Mexico’s National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP) was in the midst of making the animal count when it spotted the distinctive marine mammal and captured this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4vOHl_wVjg
According to Conanp, “this specimen was observed for the first time during the 2008-2009 season as a whale calf with the albino characteristics for which it was named.”
“In the recent sighting, this time in the area known as Alambre Island in the Ojo de Liebre Lagoon, Gallon of Milk was accompanied by a calf that was completely gray, which must mean she has become a mother for the first time,” the bulletin posted on the Internet says.
The commission recalls that “albinism is a genetic disorder caused by gene mutation, which produces a reduction or total absence of the melanin pigment.”
“This condition has been found in different taxonomic groups including mammals, birds and reptiles, both in the wild and in captivity,” but “very few albino marine mammals have ever been found,” it says.
Agencies/Canadajournal
