Nairobi, Sept 15 – Two rare white giraffes have been sighted in eastern Kenya, a conservation group reported.
The mother and its calf were seen in June in the Ishaqbini conservancy in Garissa County, the Hirola Conservation Program said in a blog post.
“White giraffe sightings or leucistic giraffe as they are better known have become more frequent and common nowadays,” according to the blog.
“In fact, the only two known sightings have been made in Kenya and Tanzania. The very first reports of a white giraffe in the wild was reported in January 2016 in Tarangire National park, Tanzania; a second sighting was again reported in March 2016 in Ishaqbini conservancy, Garissa county, Kenya.”
Experts have explained that the condition is known as leucism, which results in the partial loss of the pigmentation of the giraffes original colour.
