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Supposedly the only white giraffe on the planet in Kenya
I imagine some rich asshole is clearing a space on his/her den wall for its head at this very moment
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Rare white giraffes killed by poachers in Kenya
Published 10 March 2020
Two extremely rare white giraffes have been killed by poachers in north-eastern Kenya, conservationists say.
Rangers had found the carcasses of the female and her calf in a village in north-eastern Kenya's Garissa County.
A third white giraffe is still alive. It is thought to be the only remaining one in the world, the conservationists added.
Their white appearance is due to a rare condition called leucism, which causes skin cells to have no pigmentation.
More: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51816083
Published 10 March 2020
The giraffes lived in an unfenced conservancy
Two extremely rare white giraffes have been killed by poachers in north-eastern Kenya, conservationists say.
Rangers had found the carcasses of the female and her calf in a village in north-eastern Kenya's Garissa County.
A third white giraffe is still alive. It is thought to be the only remaining one in the world, the conservationists added.
Their white appearance is due to a rare condition called leucism, which causes skin cells to have no pigmentation.
More: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51816083
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