On last year’s superlative Tears You Hide
Torontian singer-songwriter Jeremie Albino proved himself a talent to be reckoned with
His voice is powerful and malleable throughout the album
Albino takes these genre-hopping capabilities and his heart-on-the-sleeve intensity to a new level with Our Time in the Sun
Over the course of a dozen songs and with the help of Dan Auerbach’s characteristically punchy production
“Rolling Down the 405,” fits nicely in the grand tradition of open road songs
wedding the swagger and bluesiness of early ’70s Rolling Stones tracks (think “All Down the Line”) with breezy country-rock
readymade for blasting in your car with the windows rolled down
Albino explores the more overtly soulful sounds in his repertoire
“Baby Ain’t it Cold Outside,” “Our Time in the Sun,” and “I Don’t Mind Waiting” allude to Stax and Chess Records releases by Otis Redding and Irma Thomas
But Albino and the backing band that includes former Dap-Kings bassist Thomas Brenneck
UK funk band The Heliocentrics’ drummer Malcolm Catto
imbue the material with an energy and fresh approach that don’t sound or feel like retreads of classic sounds
While Albino expertly works within genre conventions
Our Time in the Sun is particularly thrilling when he expands his sonic palette
Albino and band play with a looseness that makes for some of the most fun to be heard on the album
“Give it to me One Last Time” starts out as a relatively straightforward soul number until the outsized
catchy chorus and guitar solo that owes more to peak Oasis than anything else
Our Time in the Sun concludes with “Hold Tight.” Clocking in at just over two minutes
it’s a much subdued contrast to the rest of the material
It makes for a pleasant end cap to a fantastic album
Jeremie Albino’s Our Time in the Sun will be released Nov
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There was a time when the Albino Skunk Music Festival was all about bluegrass
there was also a time when the entire Skunk Fest audience was just a few of Glynn Zeigler’s friends
where the Albino Skunk Music Festival — so named for the elusive ghost-white skunks that roam the 20-acre Greer property — takes place twice a year
Skunk Fest attracts thousands and brings some of the best acts in Americana to the Upstate
The Spring edition of the Albino Skunk Music Festival kicks off May 7 and the all-volunteer staff will keep things humming through Saturday night
Here are a few of this year’s most notable performers
Jim Lauderdale: The cosmic cowboy will sneak in a set at the Wednesday-night pre-show before the festival officially begins
is one of our best Americana-country songwriters
But he’s also a fantastic performer with a gem-filled catalog of his own
Kim Richey has built a career on melodic and heartbreaking songs
and her albums are master classes on how to craft a tune that sticks with the listener’s mind and heart
Mac Arnold and Plate Full O’Blues: What else can we say about Greenville’s own King of the Blues and national treasure Mac Arnold that hasn’t already been said
Prepare to feel the blues right down to your toenails and get ready to see Mac’s one-of-a-kind gas-can guitar
Paul McDonald and The Mourning Doves: A raw and ragged roots-rock group that blends the rustic feel of The Band with the looseness of prime Rolling Stones
The Mourning Doves are led by singer-songwriter-guitarist Paul McDonald
a riveting performer with an incisive songwriting eye
The Secret Sisters: The group has mixed spellbinding harmonies and acoustic country-folk songs that untangle the thorniest aspects of life
Alabama-bred siblings Laura Rogers and Lydia Slagle sing of self-reliance and equanimity
diving with hard-won insight into the complexities of motherhood
Mystic Vibrations: The Albino Skunk Music Festival wraps up on Saturday night with a set from one of the Southeast’s most popular reggae acts
Mystic Vibrations sends the crowd home with a night of easy-skanking grooves
Tickets and info: albinoskunk.com
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the redevelopment of County Square is one of the biggest — and the most important — developments in Greenville’s recent history
when you have a small piece of land and it doesn’t work out as intended
there’s a lot more at stake,” said Nancy Whitworth
the City of Greenville’s deputy city manager
“With this site and its sensitivity to the park and downtown
The county-owned property is more than 37 acres
equivalent in size to downtown Greenville’s core
and located within walking distance of Falls Park
and the Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail
Its redevelopment is expected to be a billion-dollar
the redevelopment of a block of South Main Street across from the Peace Center
the mixed-use development at the corner of North Main and Washington streets
the master planned urban community on Verdae Boulevard and Laurens Road on land once owned by the late reclusive textile magnate John D
at 1,100 acres and $1.5 billion when completed
and we’ve got to make sure to get it right,” said Greenville County Council Chairman Butch Kirven
County Square was not thought of as a part of Greenville’s downtown
But Falls Park opened in 2004 and Fluor Field two years later
planning started for the Swamp Rabbit Trail
a 22-mile multiuse trail that opened in 2009
Because the former mall that now houses county operations will be torn down
the developer and the county have a wonderful opportunity to design from the ground up
professor emeritus of city and regional planning at Clemson University and former member of the city’s planning commission and Design Review Board
“They have the opportunity to be creative and efficient
and make it an important part of Greenville
“Any time you double or triple the density of activities
it’s going to strain existing capacities,” he said
“They’ll have to have other ways to get there so you don’t have to get in a car
They’ll need to think carefully about the back streets
They need to make it attractive and feasible to walk with site lines and well-defined walking routes.”
who said the city hasn’t had discussions with the developer
said the city will be interested in how the development’s design will minimize impacts on traffic
The city will also look at other elements like parking
The development will likely require a zoning change
“There’s no opportunity to back-door anything.”
Kirven said County Square is more than an extension of downtown
“It’s a test bed to demonstrate how the future looks in an urban environment,” he said
“It’s a clean slate where we can design and create a smart urban environment for the future
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Nearly two decades after the idea for a Cancer Survivors Park grew from a high school senior project to beautify an area outside a local cancer treatment center
Greenville Cancer Survivors Park will hold its grand opening this weekend
A public ribbon cutting will be held at 11 a.m
“The Dedication to a Vision of Hope and Healing” will feature community leaders sharing the story about the creation of the park and plans for the Center for Hope & Healing
a space for community celebrations and survivorship programs
The ceremony will include recognition of the Greenville Health System
and other contributors who made the park possible
“The Garden Party,” will be held from 6 p.m
The fundraising soiree will feature music by Trey Francis
Guests at the party will be able to walk through the park and hear stories about the design and meaning
Tickets are $125 and are available at cancersurvivorspark.org/the-garden-party.php
Proceeds will benefit the Cancer Survivors Park Alliance’s education programs
A free Cancer Survivors Day Celebration will be held at the park from 1 p.m
Activities include walking tours of the park
A survivors recognition ceremony and photo are set for 2:32 p.m
Registration is requested but not required
“We are excited to be celebrating a significant milestone — the transformation of a challenged piece of property into a beautiful park
We still have much to do as we transition from bricks and mortar to a focus on incorporating the creative features
and resources that are the essence of our vision — creating a space for hope and healing,” said Kay Roper
executive director of the Cancer Survivors Park Alliance
As the functions of parks grow more complex
public-private partnerships have increased as a funding source
Greenville’s Unity Park is an example of many of the current trends in building urban parks — a greater reliance on public-private partnerships
the conversion of postindustrial sites into green space
and construction of facilities that accommodate fluctuation in water levels to help water quality and flooding issues
“Parks are no longer simply places for recreation
That’s why public-private partnerships are so important,” said Catherine Nagel
“Really where public-private partnerships shine is that they bring in more resources and skills.”
While Greenville has been known for public-private partnerships for downtown development projects such as the Hyatt
Mayor Knox White said Unity Park is the city’s first example of a true public-private partnership on a park
The city has earmarked $20 million in hospitality tax revenue for the new park over 10 years and wants private partners to contribute another $20 million
Separate from the city’s fundraising efforts is one led by Community Journals’ chairman and co-founder Doug Greenlaw to raise money for a veterans memorial in the park
Greenlaw is a founder of the Upstate charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart
“Public-private partnerships have become a critical funding tool in the toolbox,” said Kevin O’Hara
vice president of urban and government affairs for the National Recreation and Parks Association
public-private partnerships are good for parks.”
Chicago’s Millennium Park was a result of a public-private partnership
Mayor Richard Daley originally proposed construction of a parking garage with a landscaped greenroof on land that had been parkland
The original plan financing called for $120 million from parking revenue bonds and $30 million from private resources
plans for the park had changed drastically
A cycle center provides heated bicycle parking
There are outdoor art galleries and a promenade
and the Pritzker Pavilion that hosts the Grant Park Musical Festival
Underneath the park is a 4,000 space parking garage
the park was the Midwest’s most popular tourist attraction
There’s a wide range of how park public-private partnerships are structured
“There’s a real range of public-private partnership models to consider,” she said
“The key is to fit the model to your community
Some cities have a strong base of philanthropic organizations
City Park would also mirror the trend in other cities where postindustrial sites are turned into parks and green space
those sites are on waterfronts and riverfronts
areas that some cities turned their backs on and became nasty places to which people didn’t want to go
a waterfront cargo yard was turned into one of New York’s signature parks
The city redirects real estate taxes from residential and commercial developments in the project zone
creating a self-sustaining revenue stream that is far less dependent on concessions and permits for special events than signature parks in other major cities
“Parks are helping to revitalize cities and put them on the map,” Nagel said
“It’s exciting that those projects are not just happening in the largest cities but in medium and small cities as well.”
A northeastern Iowa man and his family spotted what appeared to be two albino deer last weekend
Kurt Massimilla and his family were driving back to their Peosta home on March 29 when they spotted the two deer near Sherrill
and I thought it was like a white llama or something like that," Massimilla
an albino deer,' and just the tone in her voice — she was like a giddy teenager."
"It's difficult to say from the video whether it was two albino deer," said Jace Elliott
but it could also be leucistic; the differences between the two pigment disorders are difficult to tell without being very close to the animal."
A leucistic deer
has genetic conditions that reduce pigmentation in their fur
More: When is turkey season in Iowa? What to know about Iowa DNR hunting dates and rules
Iowans have spotted both albino and piebald deer in the past, including an all white doe spotted in Jasper County in 2020
Piebald deer normally have white and brown coats and colored facial features
Albino deer tend to have red or pink eyes and pink noses because albinism
How rare are all-white deer in Iowa?White deer in Iowa are rare, Elliot said. All-white deer make up less than 1% of the deer population in Iowa, or as few as one out of every 30,000 deer, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported in 2020.
Two white deer were previously spotted together outside West Union in northeast Iowa in June 2023.
it's common to find more than one in that area because it's a heritable trait
so it's likely an all-white deer will pass on their pigmentation trait to their offspring," he said
Where are all-white deer usually spotted in Iowa?Elliot said the DNR gets several reports of white deer annually across the state
He said eastern Iowa tends to be where all white deer get reported the most
"Jones County has been a spot that we've gotten a lot of reports in the past," he said
The Anamosa region has a known population of white deer along the Wapsipinicon River."
A 1987 Iowa law prevents hunters from killing deer with coats more than 50% white
Des Moines Register reporter Philip Joens contributed to this report
Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register
Reach him at cworth@gannett.com or follow him on X @CooperAWorth
A rare albino deer was spotted Saturday evening in Raleigh
WRAL viewer Gary Delallo said he spotted the deer around 6:30 p.m
Delallo said he and his family were enjoying their time outside when a herd of deer
Delallo told WRAL News he thought it was a dog at first
thought it was like seeing a unicorn,” he said
“It was just a truly magical moment watching it emerge and walk around like it was
Albino deer lack pigmentation and have a completely white hide and pink eyes
According to North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, only one in 30,000 deer suffer from albinism. With an estimated 1 million deer in the state, it means only 33 deer would have albinism. In 2024, a family in Person County reported seeing three white deer
Animals with albinism can have vision problems
PI-ISD names Teachers of the Year
From Uncertainty to Confidence: K Beads enters new era as founder Mary Kumpe retires
we proudly recognize 18-year-old Azul Albino as Senior of the Week—and it’s easy to see why
Azul has stood out for her academic dedication
and commitment to giving back to her community
A straight-A student since her freshman year
Azul is not only excelling in the classroom but also balancing an impressive list of extracurriculars
and currently serves as Treasurer of the Rotary Club
Some of those organizations require service hours—over 30 hours of community service—a commitment Azul takes seriously
“I’ve gotten a lot better at time management,” she said
“Last year was harder because I had more classes
but this year I’ve had better opportunities to plan my time.”
With all A’s and a thoughtful approach to studying—often working in groups with classmates—Azul has her sights set on a bright future
“It’s important for me to make good grades to make myself proud
and to make my family proud too,” she said
“I want colleges to see that I’m dedicated and that I don’t slack in my classes.”
Born in Brownsville but a Port Isabel student since elementary school
Azul is blazing a trail as a first-generation college student
and she’s determined to honor their sacrifices
and I especially want to make them proud,” she said
Her little brother already looks up to her
and she hopes to set an example he can follow
Azul has already been accepted to the University of Texas at Austin
where she’ll attend the College of Natural Sciences
she plans to get a job to begin saving for her college journey
She credits the Upward Bound program at her school for helping her navigate the college application process
“There aren’t a lot of college prep programs in the district
so Upward Bound made a big difference for me,” she said
“They provide tutoring and college readiness workshops
which helped a lot since my family didn’t know much about the college process.”
She’s especially grateful to her counselor
“She helped me stay on track and made sure I had what I needed to succeed.”
When asked what advice she’d give to younger students
Azul gave a wise response: “Think of the future
it’s going to work out at the end,” she said
“And take advantage of the resources the district does have—you might not get a second chance.”
The PRESS newspaper is proud to celebrate students like Azul Albino—determined
and ready to lead the next generation with strength and purpose
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Hear Mozambican guitarist and vocalist Albino Mbie
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a 21-year-old albino alligator at the Newport Aquarium
The aquarium announced the rare alligator's passing on social media Tuesday but did not state a cause of death
"We’re deeply saddened to share that Snowball
"Snowball was a tremendous ambassador for his species for 21 years
teaching all who met him about conservation and the alligator’s vital role in the health of wetland ecosystems."
Snowball was one of fewer than 100 known white alligators in the world
The species has a low survival rate in the wild due to a lack of camouflage and sensitivity to UV rays
Snowball, and his female companion Snowflake, another rare albino alligator, moved into their permanent home at the Newport Aquarium's Gator Alley in 2014
Each gator was roughly six feet in length when they arrived at the aquarium
Snowflake weighed approximately 65 pounds and Snowball weighed nearly 85 pounds
"Our thoughts are with the animal care and guest experience teams who knew him best
as they’ve lost a close friend," the post reads
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Those slim odds lined up for bowhunter Kirk Washington three years ago
when he got his first glimpse of an elusive all-white buck in northern Kentucky
late last month—after three seasons of dedicated scouting and all-day sits—Washington finally arrowed the deer at a distance of just 30 yards
Here's the full story of his unlikely hunt
Washington is a professional archer from Missouri
He says he passed on multiple trophy-class deer over the years while holding out for the albino buck
"I had 34 encounters with him over those three seasons
but he's the smartest deer I've ever hunted
I think that's what kept him alive all these years," he tells F&S
"This was my ninth trip to Kentucky this season
I have three spots where I hunt him regularly
but he hadn't shown up for six weeks; and I had a limited number of days to hunt before I had to get back home."
Washington didn't have any encounters during his first two hunts of the trip
one of his cameras snapped a picture of the albino buck moving through a piece of bottomland
"At that point I had four days left in my trip
and I decided on all-day sits to cause less intrusion from walking in and out of the stand," he says
"When I went out on the morning of Dec
The front brought 30 mile-per-hour wind gusts and sideways rain
Washington had been in the stand for about two hours
when the white buck appeared on a hillside nearby
"He was working a scent trail like I've seen him do in the past
He dropped behind the hill but eventually got on a ridge top that led into the bottom where my stand was positioned," he recalls
"He was with a younger buck that he seemed to be using as a lookout
and they fed there for about 50 minutes—slowly working toward me until they were just 30 yards from my stand
the albino gave me the shot I was looking for."
the deer ran off and bedded down about 70 yards from Washington's stand
still highly visible thanks to its all-white coat
shooting the buck again is it tried to regain its footing
The whole thing was just an amazing experience from start to finish," says Washington
who's planning a full-body mount of the rare buck jumping over a split rail fence
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2025The albino wallaby was rescued by the RSPCA and placed in care
The “odd” discovery of a rare albino wallaby in thorny bushes in the United Kingdom — on the opposite side of the world from its native land — has led to a search for answers
A member of the public came across the injured Australian marsupial near Dover
The male white wallaby had blood in its nose and back legs and was in poor health
It was believed to have been sitting in that spot “for a couple of hours”
“I gave him some water but it was clear he needed veterinary attention,” Baker told Kent Live
“As we couldn’t get a vet to attend we lent on the expertise of our specialist CAST team who provided guidance on how to pick up the wallaby correctly by supporting the tail and chest
“He was then placed in a kennel and taken to a local vet’s for a check-up
“The following day I transferred him to a local private boarding establishment where he is currently being monitored.”
The Australian marsupial was found in thorny bushes
Baker said it was odd that the wallaby was loose in that area as there had been reports that a wallaby was caught last Friday near Dover
There were some reports that the albino wallaby was someone’s pet and had first been caught last Friday after social media alerts and posters went up
it may also have been an escapee from a local wildlife park
dailyBaker said the RSPCA needed to speak to the wallaby’s owner
“We would like to speak to them as we need to establish how and where this wallaby is being kept,” he said
“If the owner doesn’t come forward within 14 days then we will rehome the animal into a suitable environment.”
An RSPCA spokesperson said: “It is possible this wallaby is lost from or has escaped from a private property
“They are not a native species and releasing one into the wild is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.”
The search is underway for the wallaby’s owner
Wallabies are known to exist in the British countryside
according to a University of South Wales and University College Dublin study in 2020
Most of the wallabies are red-necked wallabies and have been present in the UK for more than 100 years
They were originally imported for zoos and private collections and some managed to escape and survive
or were intentionally released during WWII
“Wild wallabies continue to be recorded across Britain…with the occasional sighting in a garden
or along a motorway making local and sometimes national news,” said the report’s authors
There is also a colony of white wallabies on Bruny Island
that have thrived due to the lack of predators
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the California Academy of Sciences' famed albino alligator
launches Friday morning as part of Academy Day
Thought to be one of only fifty of his kind in the world
Claude the albino alligator is about to become YouTube famous
The Academy of Sciences' longtime attraction
who has an entire swamp grotto to himself (along with three snapping turtles)
Claude's live webcam feed goes live on the museum's YouTube channel Friday morning
The livestream is being presented by Anthropic (they named their AI assistant Claude), and the launch coincides with Academy Day at the Academy of Sciences
There will also be a talk about Claude at 10:30 am with an Academy scientist who knows him well
"While Claude is well known for his long stretches of stillness
the webcam will give eagle-eyed viewers the opportunity to catch him in the act of swimming
"I’m thrilled we can help bring Claude the alligator — everyone’s favorite Cal Academy resident — to families everywhere through the new live webcam,” says Daniela Amodei
"Growing up in San Francisco sparked my love of science
and today the California Academy of Sciences continues to ignite that same excitement for new generations of curious minds
Anthropic has pledged ongoing support to the maintenance of Claude's freshwater enclosure
Academy Day celebrates the 172nd anniversary of the Academy of Sciences
which was founded in 1853 as a society of scientists
almost as soon as the city of San Francisco was founded
With this year's celebration, they are launching a new donor collective called Regeneration Circle
which will help the Academy in its mission to regenerate the natural world
"We’re tackling the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss through innovative programs that breed endangered species
and advocate for urban nature," the Academy says
Kids who are fans of the PBS series Dinosaur Train will have a chance to meet Buddy
as well as paleontologist and Academy of Sciences Executive Director Scott Sampson
the generosity of our community has enabled us to spark awe and wonder among curious visitors..
As we face pressing challenges like climate change and species losses
the Regeneration Circle is designed to catalyze people of all ages
Academy Day attendance is pay-what-you-wish — "while supplies last" — and features a Science Fair all day in the museum's piazza
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music Jazz Trio will also be providing musical entertinment on the councourse from 9 am to 11 am
For adults who have jobs to deal with on Friday, there is a separate Academy NightLife celebration tonight
and there will be "mystery" gift bags with prizes from the Golden State Warriors
and other items like future NightLife tickets
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s romantic partner Andre Jones is accused of taking a $95,000 no-show job from Thao’s big-bucks donors
But newly released documents say he showed up plenty on high-price junkets to Vietnam and the SXSW festival
A dead body was found in the backseat of a car parked on the shoulder of 101 in San Mateo; a man was shot in an armed robbery in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood; and VTA train service returns today
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THIS is the moment an incredibly rare white killer whale was spotted gliding through the ocean - delighting a wildlife photographer
Scientists say the animal has a "glowing mutation"
which creates the striking white appearance
Photographer Noriyuki Hayakawa had the magical encounter off the coast of Japan's volcanic island Hokkaido
The majestic creature can be seen swimming in a pod of at least five ordinary orcas
It repeatedly swoops up out of the water before crashing back down into the ocean
And the ghostly appearance means it really stands out amongst its pals
While majestic to observe, albino whales are incredibly rare.
Although easy to spot if swimming with the rest of a pod, the chances of spotting one are exceptionally slim.
Their distinctive white colour is what sets them apart from the rest of their species.
Erich Hoyt, a research fellow at Whale and Dolphin Conservation in the UK, previously told Sky News that "fewer than 1 in 10,000 humpback individuals" are likely to be affected by this.
Hayakawa, 64, a freelance photographer based in Sapporo, has spent the past 15 years documenting the orca population around Japan.
But nothing prepared him for unique experience on a tourist boat in the frigid northern waters.
Hayakawa said: "My legs were shaking with excitement.
they swim fast and only surface for a moment."
The white orca was first spotted by another nearby tourist vessel
which radioed Hayakawa’s boat and encouraged them to approach
as Hayakawa hadn’t set out that day specifically looking for the rare creature
A small group of three white orcas is known to have popped up in the region
Scientists still don't fully understand which condition causes the colouring - but believe the animal is is either an albino or leucistic orca
This marks the first time Hayakawa personally encountered one
“I’ve spent over a decade photographing orcas and this is the first white one I’ve ever seen
"I hope as many people as possible get to see it and appreciate how rare and beautiful these animals are."
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Partnering up once again, Albino & Preto is set to unveil a new footwear collaboration with Padmore & Barnes
Aptly named A&PWW01 Padmore & Barnes Sport Boot
the new model draws inspiration from European hiking boots that were intended to conquer the rugged terrains and peaks of Mont Blanc and the Italian Dolomites
From its build to composition and overall design
the boot also pays homage to Albino & Preto’s jiu-jitsu roots
The upper is crafted from a mix of plush suede
while the tongue showcases co-branded insignia on the center taping
Highlighted accents on the tongue and heel boast a pearl weave fabrication
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April 28 (CNA) A rare albino spinner dolphin was spotted in the waters off Yilan County in northeastern Taiwan on Sunday
according to a whale-watching tour operator
"This is the first time I've seen an albino spinner dolphin in over a decade!" the company
the exceptionally white creature was swimming among a pod of hundreds of spinner dolphins near Guishan Island
The mammal appeared not to be fully grown and was swimming next to a larger female
said that albinism in animals occurs at a rate of about one in 30,000
Passengers aboard the tour boat who saw the albino dolphin expressed amazement and said they were "extremely lucky," according to the company
Spotting an albino squirrel on UT's campus may be good luck
all-white dumpster diver was seen in College Station
living up to its nickname by — you guessed it — digging through trash near an unnamed car dealership
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were shared on X by KBTX-TV news anchor Rusty Surette
"You have better odds of being struck by lightning than seeing an Albino raccoon," Surette wrote
What is albinism?Animals, humans and nonhumans alike, can have albinism. The recognizable all-white features are caused by a partial or complete loss of pigmentation, according to National Geographic:
Albinism in mammals "occurs when an individual inherits one or more mutated genes from both parents that interfere with the body’s production of melanin, the main pigment that determines the color of skin, fur, and eyes." Nonmammals can still be albino but may not appear fully white
More albino news: Rare white moose spotted crossing the road in Alberta, Canada: Watch video
Aside from the genetic requirement for albinism
the disease is also rare because it often makes survival difficult
Animals with albinism are more likely to have poor eyesight
hindering their ability to find food and detect potential predators
Albino animals are also more vulnerable to predators because they are unable to adequately camouflage
Since most natural environments have dark-colored surroundings
animals with albinism often stick out and are easily spotted
It's not only natural predators that target animals with albinism
the rarity of albino animals makes them more desirable for poachers and trophy hunters
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Kentucky — The Newport Aquarium announced in a social media post that their rare albino alligator
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The aquarium states that there are fewer than 100 of these species known to exist. Their color does not allow for camouflage, and they are sensitive to UV rays.
“Our thoughts are with the animal care and guest experience teams who knew him best, as they’ve lost a close friend,” the post reads.
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The concept “dark comets” is an oxymoron because a comet is identified visually by its coma
The new nomenclature resembles calling animals without stripes “unstriped zebras”
We all know of many animals that could fall into this category
Light sails or spacecraft propelled by engines that do not release exhaust gas would also be cataloged as dark comets
in the same way that elephants can be called unstriped zebras
It is also clear that if the modeling of the motion of objects did not include an important non-gravitational effect or relevant post-Newtonian corrections offered by Einstein’s General Relativity
then the experts would deduce the existence of dark comets
the anomalous acceleration has nothing to do with the rocket effect due to an invisible cometary evaporation
it reflects a residual acceleration that was not accounted for in describing the dynamics of the object
Some of the dark comets exhibit residual accelerations with a fractional amplitude comparable to the square of their speed relative to the speed of light
as expected from General Relativistic corrections to Newtonian dynamics
Before Einstein offered General Relativity
the anomalous precession of the perihelion of Mercury was recognized in 1859 as a problem in Newtonian mechanics by Urbain Le Verrier
who suggested that another hypothetical planet might exist
The brilliant playwright Josh Ravetch told me that the actress Stefanie Powers, who was once married to the actor William Holden, continues to manage the William Holden Wildlife Foundation in Kenya, which hosts an albino zebra
I noted that one can still see the faint stripes in an albino zebra
there is no visible coma which is the defining signature of comets
so why is it justified to label them as comets
A more accurate label would be “anomalously accelerating objects”
cataloging a new class of unidentified objects as `anomalous’ would suggest that comet experts may have missed something entirely new
Labeling them dark comets provides psychological peace of mind
implying that these anomalous objects are actually familiar
Anomalies create a cognitive dissonance for experts
The mental tension is relieved by associating the anomalous entities with a new category of familiar entities
Quasicrystals were considered impossible in traditional solid-state textbooks
the albino zebra would look like a normal zebra if its stripes were darkened
which could be traced as gravitational lenses that brighten temporarily background stars
stellar remnants were ruled out as the source of dark matter in the halo of the Milky-Way galaxy
As this dark matter example illustrates, the mainstream tendency to label anomalous entities as a new category of known entities does not get rid of these anomalies if new data rules out conventional interpretations. As Shakespeare reasoned in the play Romeo and Juliet: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” In the context of science
this statement can be rephrased as follows: “An anomaly by any other name would remain as intriguing.”
In order to overcome the smoke screen of labels invented by experts to hide anomalies as familiar objects, we need better data. Gladly, additional interstellar objects from the class of `Oumuamua could be discovered by the new 3.2 gigapixel camera of the Rubin observatory in Chile
Here’s hoping that some of the exquisitely monitored objects will exceed the limited imagination of comet experts
A wealth of scientific data offers the privilege of learning something truly new
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the collaboration – which has been a long-anticipated drop from the Albino & Preto team – is rooted in the similarities between skateboarding and jiu jitsu
specifically tapping into the shared “grit and toughness” prominent in both sports’ mentalities
Complete with training gear for both “gi” and “no-gi” fighters
the drop also consists of more casual hoodies
Jeremie Albino's career began as a teenager busking in his hometown of Toronto
where the singer quickly fell in love with performing and connecting with those who would stop to listen
While singing and performing always came very naturally to Albino
connecting with songwriting was much more difficult
That shifted when he signed with Easy Eye Sound for his first release on the label and fourth solo album
Producer Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys connected Albino with some of Nashville’s premier songwriters to guide him through the process
He went from writing four to five songs in a year to four to five songs in a day
On his Bandcamp page
“I feel like I grew so much just being in a room with those guys
and I’m jazzed because it shows in the songs."
Backed by a Stax-like rhythm section including former Dap-Kings bassist Thomas Bernneck
funk band The Heliocentrics’ drummer Malcolm Catto
the songs are steeped in soulful Americana
The album kicks off with soul number "I Don’t Mind Waiting" that starts off like an Otis Redding ballad and builds into a horn-infused love song
sexy number while "Baby Ain’t It Cold Outside" channels a more contemporary Nathaniel Rateliff style of soul
"Rolling down the 405" was the first song recorded for this album — a song with a driving rhythm that set the tone for the whole record
"Dinner Bell" is swampy blues at its best with a seething guitar solo from Auerbach
Albino has created a seamless collection of songs worthy of a full listen or five
There’s quiet optimism that gene-edited ‘Peter Pan’ tadpoles could help control one of the world’s worst invasive species
Could it be key to combating Australia’s cane toad menace?There’s quiet optimism that gene-edited ‘Peter Pan’ tadpoles could help control one of the world’s worst invasive species
its warty and poison-soaked skin – normally splodged in browns – instead a porridge of creamy whites
This albino toad was produced by a team of scientists with one foot in a Sydney university laboratory and the other in a research station on the vast tropical savannahs and wetlands far away to the north near Humpty Doo
It was September 2023 and for the man who dreamed it into being
the toad was but an opening act in a radical new play against one of the world’s worst invasive species
The molecular biologist Maciej Maselko was stunned by how quickly the team was able to successfully inject a cane toad egg with a mixture of proteins and RNA to knock out a gene needed for pigmentation
“I was astonished,” the Macquarie University associate professor says
but we got – within a few months – as far as I hoped we would get within
one of our very first attempts at genetically engineering the cane toads worked.”
This, however, was just stage one in the plan put to Maselko – meant only to prove “the capabilities necessary” for stage two. Because the injected tadpoles, normally jet black, were instead pure white, it was immediately obvious that the scientists could, indeed, use Crispr-Cas9 gene-editing technology on cane toads
Cane toads will literally breed in a puddleProf Rob CaponWhat they would produce next was a tadpole that – should eggs dream – would belong to a cane toad’s most diabolical of nightmares
They called it Peter Pan – and it was a “super cannibal”
But while Maselko and the likes of post-doctoral researcher Michael Clark brought the genetic engineering expertise needed to execute the plan
it was not one of which they had conceived
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That year he also won the New South Wales scientist of the year award for developing pheromone traps that lure cane toad tadpoles using the toad’s own poison
“The Peter Pan approach is definitely [Shine’s] baby,” Maselko says
By knocking out a single gene in toad eggs
the scientists produced hatchlings unable to metamorphose beyond tadpoles
hence their likening to the boy who wouldn’t grow up
View image in fullscreenEvolutionary biologist and ecologist Rick Shine hopes his ‘Peter Pan’ approach could help control the cane toad’s spread. Photograph: Terri ShineSo how does this tale turn from fantasy to – for a cane toad at least – horror? The answer lies in its brief but storied Australian history.
The cane toad was introduced in 1935 in an effort to stop native beetles devastating sugar cane crops. An utter failure as a biological control, it was spectacularly successful as an invasive species.
The toads now number more than 200 million, having conquered the entire east coast of Queensland, swept across the tropical north, and are now marching down Australia’s west coast. Along the way they have devastated big predators naive to their deadly toxins, from lizards more than 1 metre long to freshwater crocodiles, marsupial carnivores to king brown snakes.
Read more“The history of biocontrol is littered with failures,” Shine says
“But the introduction of cane toads to Australia is one of the classic examples of a truly stupid decision.”
Shine has spent time in the toad’s native South American range
kept in check by parasites and co-evolved predators
Largely freed of these population checks in Australia
it thrives in such “fantastic abundance” that a cane toad’s greatest threat to its growing up is tens of thousands of other rival cane toads
“If you are a cane toad tadpole and a female toad comes along and lays 20,000 eggs in your little pond
there are going to be 20,000 hungry mouths all trying to eat exactly the same stuff that you need,” Shine says
the ecologist and his team learned Australian tadpoles have responded by becoming irresistibly attracted to the scent of cane toad eggs
which they devour before the competition can hatch
“We’ve discovered that the toads have evolved to be voracious cannibals in the course of their Australian invasion,” he says
99% of cane toad eggs are eaten in ponds that already have tadpoles – meaning eggs have next to no chance of survival until those tadpoles metamorphose and leave
But would the Peter Pans share that taste for toad egg? Shine and his wife, Terri, address this question on a website they run to document the work
“To our delight they are super cannibals – they eat about four times as many eggs as a normal tadpole,” they say on the site
View image in fullscreenA Peter Pan cane toad tadpole eating newly laid toad eggs. Photograph: Etienne LittlefairShine says that unable to transform into toads, his Peter Pans grow larger and exist as tadpoles for as long as three months, as opposed to – under ideal conditions – fewer than three weeks.
Which means that if Peter Pans were put into a pond, they might eat just about every single egg laid in it for an entire breeding season. Then, unable to metamorphose, they too would die.
Much work remains before any “widescale deployment in the field” of gene-edited tadpoles. The team must master mass producing Peter Pans, assess their impacts, publish results and earn a social licence.
To that end, Shine insists, the Peter Pan “is no Franken-toad”.
Maselko stresses that the tadpoles are not produced by crossing genes from different species – transgenics – but simply by disrupting a gene already present in their DNA.
“Peter Pan tadpoles are really exciting because all you’re doing is releasing some organisms into the wild that are sterile … [and have] mutations that will happen in the wild, naturally, anyway,” he says.
Read moreThe University of Queensland’s Prof Rob Capon worked for about a decade with Shine to develop the cane toad tadpole traps now being rolled out around the country
the organic chemist applauds Shine and his collaborators for “having the imagination to try” what is
“a technical achievement in its own right”
But – given the “imponderable cascade” of effects that can occur when interfering with an ecosystem – he says Shine’s team must prove that releasing Peter Pans into the wild would bring benefits that outweigh any risks
And Capon tempers any expectation that the cane toad can ever be eradicated
Getting a Peter Pan tadpole in every water body in northern Australia
“Cane toads will literally breed in a puddle,” Capon says
No one is more aware of the scale of the cane toad challenge than Shine
he hopes to have “very convincing data” behind his Peter Pans
Shine is permitting himself a rare sensation in the fight against invasive species in Australia
We don’t run into those mistakes that people get by hurtling in and playing God with ecosystems.”
Divers off Makaha on Oahu were treated to an incredibly rare sight on March 28 when they saw a potential pygmy albino blackfish whale
known outside of Hawaii as either false killer whales or short-finned pilot whales
“[The Blackfish is] one of four species that we call Blackfish because they’re all kind of black in color and hard to distinguish,” said Dr
assistant professor at Hawaii Pacific University
“Based on the shape of the fin and the white lips
Although the false killer whales have skull shapes that closely resemble that of an orca
which is why seeing a white one in a pod was so surprising
“We noticed there was a white baby with them,” Travis Woo, a safety diver with Iruka Hawaii Dolphin Snorkeling Tours, told KHON2 News
According to KHON2, an albino whale of any species has never been seen off Hawaii
It’s possible that this calf is leucistic
which is a genetic condition where some or all of the whale’s cells don’t produce melanin
where there is a complete absence of melanin
Albino animals generally have white or pink eyes
but there’s really only two ways to confirm that,” Pacific Whale Foundation Chief Scientist Jens Currie explained
“One is to do genetic sampling and look for that mutation that would cause a lack of pigmentation and lack of melanin production
you can examine the eyes of those individuals and the lack of color in their eyes makes them appear pink.”
According to The Cascadia Research Institute
white whale calves would have a hard time reaching adulthood
They said that this particular calf looks to have sunburns and blistering
they go and hunt kind of far off shore and we don’t see them that often
but we’re seeing them hanging in closer to shore trying to guard this calf,” Woo said
We’re all rooting for it and hopefully it makes it
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Home/Pet NewsRare Albino Doberman Looks like a Gorgeous Ghost Dog and People Can’t Believe ItThis Albino Doberman is downright stunning
If you're purchasing a dog from a breeder because you can't find the dog you want at a breed specific rescue
then you owe it to all dogs everywhere do your research on the breeder to make sure they are an ethical one
Albino and white Dobermans aren't breed standard
and there are a whole lot of talking points around these dogs
Albino dogs are pretty rare because most breeders concerned with health issues avoid producing them
They have light cream to white fur and light blue to almost white eyes
There’s no exact such thing as an albino dog breed
but albino dogs are found more often in some breeds than others
There's no proof that they are more prone to deafness than other dogs
but they do have their own set of health problems including vision and skin problems
We can sit here and discuss all the live long day about the ethics of white or albino Dobermans
but first let's meet one of these beautiful dogs
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TikTok user @Carlotayromina uploaded the video to their account
and everyone's commenting on this Doberman's rare coloring
“The most beautiful Doberman I have ever seen.” Another added
“Most people don't know how rare this is.” Someone else said
this is the most staggeringly eye-catching dog I have ever seen.”
Doesn't an Albino Doberman have a ton of health issues?”
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The Doberman Pinscher Club of America explains Albino Dobermans as
“The first spontaneously born albino Doberman was born in November 10
Her name was Padula’s Queen Sheba (“Sheba”)
albinism in animals is caused by a lack of pigmentation (melanin) in the body
Melanin is responsible for the coloration of skin
If an animal is born with an inability to produce pigmentation
This condition is caused when a recessive gene from each parent is passed on to the offspring.Since Sheba was born with albinism
we can conclude that Sheba’s sire (Rasputin VI
WD278225) both carried the same homozygous recessive gene
It is also important to note that all albino Dobermans purposefully-bred since then
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This is where the whole conversation about breeding standards and unethical breeders gets tricky
because if someone doesn't buy an albino from a breeder but they give a pup-in-need a home
and take the dog to the veterinarian to keep track of any health issues
then it's hard to fault anyone giving a pup a home
Most people know it's always better to adopt, don't shop, and if you do purchase a dog from a breeder to do so from an ethical one, but if someone adopts a shelter dog that once came from a backyard breeder? Those dogs deserve a loving home, too.
The dog in this clip is such a stunning pup with absolutely stunning eyes, and it's always such a treat to get to see these rare breeds on video. I'll bet her pet parents get stopped all the time with questions about her! I know I'd be asking if she was okay to pet!
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Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInMONROE, La. (KNOE) - Meet Ghost! He’s an albino eastern hognose snake at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe
This species can be found in the eastern U.S
the nose kind of looks like a pig face it turns up like a pig snout and what they use that upturned snout for is to help burrow in the sand,” explains zookeeper Garret Cole
He says they look for food sources throughout the day and then find shelter in the dirt nearby
opossums don’t play dead for very long these guys can play dead for eight hours and they even go as far as laying upside down and sticking their tongue out,” says Cole
“And when they do that they emit a musky smell that smells like death.”
so they pose no threat to humans and they’re rear-fanged so the only way they could get that venom into you is to chew,” says Cole
“And as long as you’re not allergic to bees and wasps
the most you may feel is itching for eight weeks.”
He says they’re known as heavy-bodied snakes
meaning they move differently than other snakes
While construction continues on the new Louisiana Purchase Exhibit
you can request some reptiles at educational programs or birthday parties or you might just see one at the zoo when staff are taking them on a stroll
construction crews believe the new exhibit will be open sometime this spring
You can also volunteer with the zoo. Contact the Louisiana Purchase Zoological Society through their Facebook page
The zoo is open every day of the week from 10 a.m
Click here for a breakdown of their prices
Kelly Daniels and her husband experienced a rare wildlife sighting while driving near their home in East Troy
As they were driving along Highway J around 8 p.m.
Daniels said she spotted something bright white munching on grass behind a brush pile just off the road
Daniels and her husband turned their car around and stopped to look at the deer
which she said remained there for about 45 minutes as they observed it from their vehicle
Daniels said she's seen white does in the area near Mukwonago's Elegant Farmer bakery and market for about a decade
"It was just so beautiful to see," she said
you can tell it's old because of its antlers
and we were lucky enough to catch it on camera."
How rare are white deer?There are two reasons a deer could appear all-white: either the animal has albinism, a condition that leaves it completely absent of body pigment meaning it's entirely white with pink eyes, nose and hooves; or the deer is "piebald," meaning it's mostly or partially white with some brown hair. According to WorldDeer.org
piebalds can range from nearly all-white with a few brown spots to mostly brown with some white patches
Daniels said she was too far from the buck to determine whether it was albino or piebald
Both piebaldness and albinism are caused by recessive genes
affecting less than 2% of white-tailed deer
while albinism affects less than 1 in 20,000 ― or 0.005% of the population
It is illegal to hunt, kill or possess albino deer or deer that are all-white or almost all white except for "the tarsal glands, head or parts of the head," without written authorization from the Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin law states
This means all albino and some piebald deer are protected
A man who was abducted as a boy more than 70 years ago from a California park recently reunited with his family
who worked with investigators to discover him living on the East Coast
Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when a woman lured him with candy to kidnap him from a park in West Oakland where he was playing with his older brother. The Mercury News, based in San Jose, was the first to report on Saturday that
Working on a hunch from an online ancestry test
scoured the internet and old newspaper archives for signs of her uncle before taking her tip to law enforcement
After Albino was found living on the East Coast – officials didn't say where – the retired firefighter and Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam flew to California to reunite with his brother and other family members
“I’m so happy that I was able to do this for my mom and (uncle)," Alequin told the outlet
Albino abducted from park in 1951Albino's mother had brought him and five of his siblings from Puerto Rico to Oakland the summer before his abduction
according to coverage by the Oakland Tribune at the time
she abducted Albino and flew him to the East Coast
where officials now have learned that he ended up with a couple who raised him as if he were their own son
"She had hope she would see him," Alequin told the Mercury News." "She never gave up that hope.”
Niece starts search after DNA matchAlequin
took an online ancestry test in 2020 requiring a DNA sample that gave a 22% match to a man who eventually turned out to be her uncle
she didn’t make the connection that it could be him
she and her daughters began searching the internet and reading through old newspaper clippings to determine if the man could be her long-lost uncle
With the help of law enforcement – including the FBI and state Department of Justice – Alequin persisted in her search until investigators tracked her uncle to the East Coast
Oakland police acknowledged to the Mercury News that Alequin’s efforts “played an integral role in finding her uncle” and that “the outcome of this story is what we strive for.”
USA TODAY left a message Monday morning for Oakland police that was not immediately returned
provided a DNA sample to law enforcement that confirmed his identity
Alequin learned of the happy news in June when investigators visited her mother's house to share the discovery
Albino came to Oakland for a joyful visit with his family and to meet Alequin
Alequin told the Mercury News that her uncle “hugged me and said
‘Thank you for finding me’ and gave me a kiss on the cheek.”
“All this time the family kept thinking of him,” Alequin told the outlet
Albino also traveled to Stanislaus County in the San Joaquin Valley to visit his older brother Roger
who was with him on that fateful day in 1951
The brothers bonded over their military service and their childhood
had some vague memories of the abduction and his trip to the East Coast
Albino soon returned to the East Coast before another visit in July
“I think he died happily,” Alequin told the Mercury News
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nicknamed “Elsa,” is a 5-year-old girl from China’s eastern Anhui province who has albinism
an inherited condition that presents in extremely light skin
To help her daughter live a confident life and educate the public about the condition
Sun’s mother takes every opportunity to place her among crowds
even encouraging her to take center stage at a fashion show
she spotted a female cosplayer with white hair
When we go to get new glasses or to the hospital
Elsa will occasionally meet other albino children
but she had never seen an adult with that kind of white hair before
we met a man in a white wig who was cosplaying as Kaveh
a character from the mobile video game Genshin Impact
He got off the subway and took a photo of us while I was taking a picture of my daughter and the female cosplayer
There are many people with hair like yours at comic conventions
I made a note of the address of the convention using my cellphone
I used to find it odd seeing cosplayers on the subway
wondering how they could go out dressed like that
There are also many people with white hair
White hair is also very beautiful.” She answered happily
“Yes!” I wanted her to feel confident there
she was too shy to approach people; she’d just tilt her head to look at them cautiously
many people began to ask to take a photo with her
My daughter paid close attention to women with white hair
I saw one cosplayer dressed as Queen Elsa from the Disney movie “Frozen,” whom my Elsa is nicknamed after
A video of my daughter at the convention also became widely popular online
and I wish now I’d taken more photos with them
I also understood why so many people love such conventions
as my daughter received many compliments and recognition
“Your daughter is so cute,” I encouraged her to thank them herself
No one refused my daughter’s request to take a photo; they were all enthusiastic
No one inquired about Elsa’s condition either
and they thought they had just met a cool little girl
I was happy because my first child was a boy
Then the doctor froze and said her hair was white
a rare genetic disease that can’t be detected by normal birth tests
My relatives came to see me in the hospital
I could understand their reaction; they were conservative and afraid of being criticized
I heard that if I ate foods rich in melanin it could help Elsa
which turned out to be useless because her specific type of albinism means her body lacks the enzyme to synthesize melanin
I filmed a short video and posted it on social media
I suggested calling my daughter “Buqi,” meaning never give up
Some netizens argued that this might be hard to explain in the future
while another remarked that she had the same hair color as Queen Elsa
And that’s how my daughter got her nickname
One of the biggest problems for albino children is poor eyesight
We also had to ask her teacher at school to let her sit in the front row
Another problem is that she’s sensitive to light
I will always have a pair for her in my bag
We’ve also fitted blackout curtains throughout our home and only use soft lighting
she noticed that her brother never wore sunglasses
she couldn’t open her eyes and would get angry
She slowly accepted the situation and adapted
including putting on heavy sunscreen and wearing protective clothing
I put a hat on her and wrapped her head tightly
not letting a single strand of hair slip outside
I would go along with it and decline to give further explanation
he questioned why we always had to cover her up
but later I realized that if her family couldn’t accept her
It was the first time we ever took her hat off outside
Her dad walked ahead with her in his arms and I followed behind
“She’s so cute.” But there was a time when she was 1 year old
she was playing in a neighborhood playground and a little boy was scared upon seeing her and began to cry
I intentionally took her to crowded places
and squares where older people gather to dance
and I encouraged her to play with other children
we took her to the beach because it’s cooler there and crowded
which was a good way to help her develop confidence
I’m worried that her appearance will cause her to have low self-esteem when she reaches adolescence
we’ll hear various comments from different kinds of people
“You’re so ugly.” She instantly broke down in tears
“Why do you and my brother have black hair
but I have white hair?” I gave her an example: “Remember the foreigners we saw
and are all so pretty.” I then told her the world is meant to be colorful
“Do you want me to dye your hair dark now?” But she refused
people might not say I’m beautiful,” she said
Elsa is 5 this year and will be in first grade soon
I take her to the primary school when I pick up her brother
they might not be so curious when they see her in the future
Some elementary kids think she has a disease
When children whisper and discuss her appearance
I always encourage her to explain her condition to them
I just lack some melanin.” I’ll also say to some children
“Doesn’t she have the same hair as Queen Elsa
Can you be friends with her?” Then they will all just start playing together
I’ve always told Elsa that she’s an albino
I didn’t want her to find out from someone else
and I didn’t want to keep saying she was a “little angel,” which might cause her to live in a fairytale
I want her to know that she is the same as other kids
She could have received a disability certificate when she was very young
as I didn’t want her to be defined as a disabled person
and there is no difference between her and other kids
when her teacher explained that the school offered a subsidy for disabled children
that we applied for a certificate for Elsa
I heard from other parents in our situation that some private kindergartens had rejected albino children because of concerns that their poor eyesight could result in injuries
When it was time for our daughter to start preschool
and the teachers and her classmates have all been very kind
but at a parent-teacher meeting for the parents of incoming students
the teacher talked a little about the class having an albino child with white hair
“Is she infectious?” I explained about Elsa’s condition
emphasizing that albinism is not contagious
I also shared several pictures of my daughter and encouraged other parents to tell their children about their new classmate
so that they wouldn’t be surprised by her appearance
After her first day at the new kindergarten
“Are you happy today?” She said she was very happy as her classmates called her “little angel” and “princess.” I heard from teachers later that one boy had touched her face gently
I used to worry that she might have a hard life
I realized that when she goes to primary school and middle school
we will have to face more people and more issues
we should focus on the present and seize the day
I hope that she will become a sunny and confident girl
Elsa is growing up and starting to care about being pretty
She feels pretty cool in her sunglasses now
we were invited to take part in a fashion show organized by a children’s clothing brand
as I was concerned that Elsa wouldn’t be able to perform
Wearing a princess dress and crystal shoes
A version of this article originally appeared in White Night Workshop
It has been translated and edited for brevity and clarity
Translator: Eunice Ouyang; editors: Wang Juyi and Hao Qibao
(Header image: Elsa poses with cosplayers in Beijing
What is believed to be a rare albino deer has been captured on camera roaming in North Strabane Township
A rare white deer has been spotted in North Strabane Township
An albino deer lacks pigment throughout its body and has pink eyes
information and education supervisor for the Pennsylvania Game Commission
but we do have them all over the state,” said Harvey
“They do attract attention because they’re pretty rare.”
has made several appearances in yards and fields in the township for at least the past two weeks
People sometimes mistake piebald deer for albino deer
Piebald deer can have traces of brown in their fur
and they still have the brown eyes and black hooves of a classic white-tailed deer
Albino deer are more sensitive to sunlight and often have poor vision
They tend to have a shorter life span because their white coat stands out in the wild and have no camouflage protection
the chances of an albino deer being born are 1 in 30,000
Harvey noted albinism occurs throughout the animal kingdom
noting albinos are found in other species as well
an albino raccoon was rescued in Somerset County
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Niece locates her uncle Luis Armando Albino living on other side of the country after search sparked when she took online DNA test ‘just for fun’
A man who was abducted as a six-year-old while playing in a California park in 1951 has been found more than seven decades later thanks to the help of an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings.
The Bay Area News Group reported on Friday that Luis Armando Albino’s niece in Oakland – with assistance from police, the FBI and the justice department – located her uncle living on the US east coast.
Albino, a father and grandfather, is a retired firefighter and Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam, according to his niece, 63-year-old Alida Alequin. She found Albino and reunited him with his California family in June.
On 21 February 1951 a woman lured the six-year-old Albino from the park in West Oakland, where he had been playing with his older brother, and promised him in Spanish that she would buy him candy.
Read moreInstead, the woman kidnapped the Puerto Rico-born boy, flying him to the east coast, where he ended up with a couple who raised him as if he were their own son, the news group reported. Officials and family members didn’t say where on the east coast he lives.
For more than 70 years, Albino remained missing but he was always in the hearts of his family and his photo hung at relatives’ houses, his niece said. His mother died in 2005 but never gave up hope that her son was alive.
Oakland police acknowledged that Alequin’s efforts “played an integral role in finding her uncle” and that “the outcome of this story is what we strive for”.
In an interview with the news group, she said her uncle “hugged me and said ‘Thank you for finding me’ and gave me a kiss on the cheek”.
Oakland Tribune articles from the time reported that police, soldiers from a local army base, the Coast Guard and other city employees joined a huge search for the missing boy. San Francisco Bay and other waterways were also searched, according to the articles. His brother, Roger Albino, was interrogated several times by investigators but stood by his story about a woman with a bandana around her head taking his brother.
The first notion that her uncle might be still alive came in 2020 when, “just for fun”, Alequin said, she took an online DNA test. It showed a 22% match with a man who eventually turned out to be her uncle. A further search at the time yielded no answers or any response from him, she said.
Early this year, she and her daughters began searching again. On a visit to the Oakland public library she looked at microfilm of Tribune articles – including one that had a picture of Luis and Roger – which convinced her that she was on the right track. She went to Oakland police the same day.
Read moreInvestigators eventually agreed the new lead was substantial
Oakland police said last week that the missing persons case was closed
but they and the FBI considered the kidnapping investigation to still be open
Luis was located on the east coast and provided a DNA sample
and told them both that her uncle had been found
“We didn’t start crying until after the investigators left,” Alequin said
Luis came to Oakland with members of his family and met with Alequin
The next day Alequin drove her mother and her newfound uncle to Roger’s home in Stanislaus County
“They grabbed each other and had a really tight
Luis returned to the east coast but came back again in July for a three-week visit
Alequin said her uncle did not want to talk to the media
it could help other families going through the same thing,” Alequin said
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Parasites can change the behaviour of their hosts
but little attention has been given to the relationship between parasite effects on host behaviour and colouration
The correlation between disrupted melanin production and alterations in various physiological and behavioural traits
stress responsiveness and sensitivity to brood parasitism
We hypothesized that parasitism would affect the behaviour of albino and pigmented conspecifics differently
we infested a group of pigmented and a group of albino individuals of European catfish Silurus glanis with glochidia of two Uninoidea species
the native species Anodonta anatina and the invasive species Sinanodonta woodiana
and investigated the effect of parasitization on the boldness and sheltering behaviour of the hosts
The behaviour of albino individuals differed from that of pigmented conspecifics both before and after parasitization
Parasitization with glochidia did not affect sheltering behaviour
but it increased boldness in pigmented individuals
whereas albino individuals did not exhibit any changes in behaviour
Sheltering results were consistent in both binomial and continuous variable analyses
whereas boldness was significant only in the binomial analyses
Our results demonstrate the reduced susceptibility of the albino phenotype to glochidia infestation
together with questions of the choice of analyses
albino morphs of the cichlid Metriaclima zebra (Boulenger
1899) had a higher parasitism rate than other pigmented fish species
suggesting that there can be a relationship between parasitism and specific albino physiology and behaviour
different mussel species can have distinct effects on the same host species
we expected to find a difference in the effect of parasitism between these two bivalves
There were no significant differences in hosting capabilities between albino (glochidia metamorphosis success rate: 0.93 ± 0.6%) and pigmented (0.98 ± 1.3%) catfish in the first trial (A
there were no significant differences in hosting capabilities between albino (33.37 ± 35.92%) and pigmented (30.29 ± 33.11%) catfish in the combined data from the second and third trials (mixed A
anatina glochidia into juvenile mussels was generally low (0.96 ± 1.04% in the first trial; 0.54 ± 0.57% in the second trial)
woodiana was two orders of magnitude (i.e.
a hundred times) higher (63.13 ± 6.39%; results from the third trial)
glanis as a substantially better host for invasive S
It was not possible to discriminate between the effect of the two studied mollusc species larvae on the observed behavioural characteristics of their catfish hosts (boldness: binomial response χ2 = 0.01
P < 0.0658; sheltering: binomial response χ2 = 2.85
glochidia of both species induced comparable behavioural responses in terms of boldness and sheltering
The effect of individual weight was also not detected (boldness: binomial response χ2 = 0.85
P < 0.39; sheltering: binomial response χ2 = 1.7885
Probability of being bold related to catfish host pigmentation. Values are estimates (± S.E.) based on a GENMOD procedure. Significant differences among classes (Adj. P < 0.05) are indicated with asterisks, 'n’ represents sample size for treatment.
Probability of being bold related to catfish host pigmentation and parasitization treatment. Values are estimates (± S.E.) based on a GENMOD procedure. Significant differences among classes (Adj. P < 0.05) are indicated with asterisks, 'n’ represents sample size for treatment.
Index of boldness related to catfish host pigmentation
Values are estimates (± S.E.) based on a non-significant effect in a MIXED procedure; 'n’ represents sample size for treatment
Probability of sheltering related to catfish host pigmentation. Values are estimates (± S.E.) based on a GENMOD procedure. Significant differences among classes (Adj. P < 0.05) are indicated with asterisks, 'n’ represents sample size for treatment.
Index of sheltering related to catfish host pigmentation
Values are estimates (± S.E.) based on a MIXED procedure
Significant differences among classes (Adj
can be completely unique for albinos and independent of the melanocortin system
Although we used albino individuals from albino parents and pigmented individuals from pigmented parents
we cannot state whether the ancestors of these fish were identical or siblings
other genetic changes that are not directly related to albinism are also possible and could play a role in the reported results
if albinos were less cautious even in the presence of a predator
this could in part contribute to their rare occurrence in nature
it is not unlikely that glochidia might have a similar effect on its host
it is arguable whether high sensitivity to stress in albino animals could possibly cause the absence of a behavioural response to glochidia infestation
we need to know in more detail the physiological specifics of albino organisms as well as the mechanism by which glochidia change the behaviours of their hosts
it would be useful to know how glochidia influence metabolic processes
in albino compared to pigmented individuals
The spread of the European catfish could thus enhance dispersal abilities for S
be an even greater threat for the European environment
In case of carp Cyprinus carpio and hatchery-reared Murray cod Maccullochella peelii
the binomial probability of emergence considered as an indicator of boldness was significant
while consideration of time in seconds as a continuous variable was non-significant
suggesting that the applicability of binomial boldness analyses could be more widespread across different fish species
we found differences between albino and pigmented catfish regarding behaviours before and after infestation with glochidia
The overall behaviour of albinos before parasitization could be summarized as more risk-taking
while the behaviour of pigmented individuals could be summarized as risk-avoiding
Whereas glochidia increased boldness in pigmented catfish probably as a response to their worsening condition
the behaviours of albinos remained resistant against glochidia influence
Our results thus provide new insight into the behaviour of albino individuals but concurrently raise new questions and suggestions for further research
particularly in terms of albino physiology and the validity of binomial and continuous analysis of behavioural variables
the tank was manually cleaned of nonconsumed feed and other solid residuals to keep the fish in clean and healthy environment without creating room for potential contamination
by trained personnel and their behaviour was recorded remotely
All experimental procedures were generally setup to minimize stress and suffering to the experimental animals
the fish were returned to the hatchery for further successful reproduction
were transported into the laboratory one month prior to the start of the experiments
the group of pigmented individuals (78 inds; mean weight 34 g
range 20–62 g) and the group of albinos (85 inds—mean weight 36 g
were from the 2nd generation of the same-coloured parents cultured in hatchery from the same original population (i.e.
albino individuals were from albino parents
pigmented individuals from pigmented parents
both originating from one identical population)
so we can expect that the environmental and handling pressures influenced in the same manner albino as well as pigmented catfish
experimental animals were further divided into four groups (two albino and two pigmented groups)
containing an even number of individuals each
that were kept in separate tanks (380 l each) for 1 month
All fish were under general anaesthesia (2-phenoxyethanol
0.2 ml × l−1) and tagged with Passive Integrated Transponders with a unique code to facilitate their identification
woodiana females were taken from their natural habitats (A
and maintained separately in individual boxes of 10 L of renewed
aerated river water for 1–2 weeks before infestation
and every individual catfish was randomly assigned to one of them
The first trial aimed to compare hosting capabilities between albino and pigmented catfish infested with native A
Twenty pigmented and twenty albino catfish were infested in the same inoculation bath
and all individuals were used for monitoring glochidia development
The second trial aimed to compare behavioural differences between A
anatina-infected albino and pigmented catfish
18 pigmented and 19 albino catfish were infested in the same inoculation bath
Three pigmented and three albino individuals were subsequently used for monitoring glochidia development
The remaining individuals were used for the behavioural experiment
comparing 15 infested and 16 control pigmented catfish and 16 infested and 17 control albino catfish
a third trial was designed that aimed to compare behavioural differences between S
woodiana-infected albino and pigmented catfish
14 pigmented and 15 albino catfish were infested in the same inoculation bath
comparing 11 infested and 10 control pigmented catfish and 12 infested and 14 control albino catfish
No significant size differences were detected between the fish groups (control
pigmented) during particular trials (weight P > 0.1)
The glochidia were pooled and applied for inoculation within one hour of flushing
The concentration of the glochidia suspension used for inoculation ranged between 3000 and 5000 viable glochidia per liter
determined by counting ten 10-ml subsamples during the infestation process
conducted simultaneously for all individuals in each trial
lasted 15 min at a density of one fish per liter of glochidia suspension
the fish were transferred into a new bath without glochidia for 30 min to remove any unattached glochidia
control in behavioural experiment) were treated with the same handling procedures to assure similar handling stress to the infested fish
To provide information about glochidia infestation and metamorphosis success rates
individuals from each trial (see the Experimental design section for details) were individually held in continuously aerated 18-l glass aquaria and monitored for glochidia development until the end of the parasitic phase
feeding) were adjusted to match the main holding tanks
Each aquarium's bottom was shielded with a net (mesh size: 3 mm) to thwart juvenile mussel predation by host fish
approximately 80% of the total water volume in the aquarium was replaced and inspected for the presence of glochidia and juvenile mussels via tank siphoning
Glochidia and juvenile mussels retrieved from the siphoned water were captured using filters (mesh size: 139 µm) and subsequently examined and counted under a microscope (magnification: 10–40 ×)
Glochidia were categorized as viable juveniles if any foot activity or valve movement was detected
These methodologies facilitated the estimation of both the absolute number of glochidia affixed to fish during the experiment and the success rate of metamorphosis among the initially attached glochidia
‘Metamorphosis success rate’ per individual fish was assessed as the number of living juveniles divided by the absolute number of glochidia multiplied by 100 and expressed as a percentage
who also included both measures and analyses (binomial and continuous) for the entire set of behavioural variables
binomial/threshold analyses make it possible to distinguish
which is an important determinant when categorizing individuals according to their personality
The arena was thoroughly rinsed and filled with clean aged tap water before insertion of a new specimen
Sheltering was evaluated in two ways: (I) as a binomial variable indicating ‘probability of sheltering’
where ‘1’ was assigned to the individual who entered the shelter; and (II) as a continuous variable where the ‘index of sheltering’ was assigned as the inverse of the time in seconds it took for each individual to enter the shelter
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A little boy who was kidnapped by a stranger has been found alive and well—more than 70 years after his abduction
Now an elderly man nearing 80, Luis Armando Albino was just six when he was lured from a park in Oakland
in 1951 by a woman promising to take him to a store to buy candy
Albino had been playing with his older brother Roger
and the boys' mother never saw her son Luis again; she died in 2005 unaware of his fate
Despite an enormous search for the missing child at the time
and the case remained a painful mystery to the family for decades
But a chance DNA test by a relative uncovered an online match with a man living on the other side of the country
who turned out to be the kidnapping victim
Albino had been flown to the East Coast and raised by a couple there
never gave up hope and was still raising awareness of the case decades after her son vanished
according to local newspaper The Mercury News
She visited the police missing person bureau daily but eventually these trips dwindled to once a year as she repeatedly received the devastating news that there had been no leads in the case
"She always felt he was alive," granddaughter Alida Alequin—Albino's 63-year-old niece—told the paper
All this time the family kept thinking of him
My grandmother carried the original article in her wallet
A picture of him was always hung at the family home."
It was Alequin who ended up breaking the case wide open
She did a DNA test in 2020 "just for fun," she told The Mercury News
But she was stunned when it returned a 22 percent match with a man living across the U.S.
although she was not successful in attempts to contact him to find out more
She renewed her efforts this year after researching more about her uncle's abduction
and took old newspaper articles and the DNA results to Oakland police in June
where investigators agreed it was a significant lead
Albino was located by officers and provided a new DNA sample
which was matched with his sister (Alequin's mother)
This time the match was even stronger and it confirmed that the man was Albino
Alequin said she and her mother wept upon hearing the news: "I grabbed my mom's hands and said
The FBI brought Albino and some of his relatives to Oakland to meet with his long-lost family in June
"They grabbed each other and had a really tight
News of the emotional reunion has made headlines around the world, and the social media feed of pop culture site Bored Panda shared a photo of the two brothers meeting again for the first time in decades on X (formerly Twitter)
along with a photo taken of the pair as children:
After being abducted as a 6-year-old, Luis Armando Albino was finally reunited with his family 73 years later, thanks to his niece's unwavering dedication. pic.twitter.com/nlinycqgtM
Albino revealed he was a retired firefighter and Marine Corps veteran who had served in Vietnam
he returned for a further reunion with his old family
the last time he saw ailing older brother Roger
having finally learned what became of his missing sibling
Albino has not commented publicly about his remarkable life story and details about the case and the reunion remain vague
It is unclear whether Albino was given a new name
whether the woman who raised him was the same person who took him from the park
and whether he was aware he had a family who were searching for him
Alequin said her uncle did not want to talk to the media and that although he had some memories of the kidnapping and his trip across the country
the adults in his life never answered his questions
Newsweek has reached out by email to Oakland Police Department seeking further information and comment
Police say they have now closed the missing person case
but the FBI are still pursuing the abduction investigation
Alequin said her uncle was grateful to have been found
'Thank you for finding me' and gave me a kiss on the cheek," she said
it could help other families going through the same thing
Hundreds of thousands of children and juveniles are reported missing each year
according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The circumstances of the disappearance is only recorded about half the time
only 0.1 percent are reported as having been abducted by a stranger
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