Omo Is The Most Stunning GIraffe You've Ever Seen

by N/A, 9 years ago | 1 min read

A true whitewashed beauty.

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Giraffes are beautiful, awe-inspiring creatures.

When they walk they move both legs on each side at once which is cool to watch, they have funky purple tongues, and they know how to dance (see above) I could go on.

Their unique coat pattern is immediately recognizable

And their height, of course.

But Omo, a 15-month-old giraffe living in Tanzania, is truly one of a kind.

She has a skin condition, leucism, that results in partial loss of pigmentation.

This differs from albinism in that leucism does not affect all cells, particularly the eyes which are normally red in albino humans and animals.

Dr. Derek Lee, founder and scientist at the Wild Nature Institute, first spotted Omo about a year ago and they've been looking out for her ever since.

“We and our partners are working on giraffe conservation and anti-poaching to help give Omo and her relatives a better chance of survival. We hope that she lives a long life and that some day she has calves of her own," he continued.

“Omo appears to get along with the other giraffes, she has always been seen with a large group of normally coloured giraffe – they don’t seem to mind her different colouring."

Add loving to that list of reasons giraffes are awesome, too!