Love sees no color, especially when you love albinos

I’m not trying to be insensitive (though apparently I am often very much so. Sorry about that.), but man do I ever love me some ghostly pale …everything. Mysterious, beautiful and easy to spot. There’s just something about Albinos.

They’re kinda like unicorns, but real and not pictured on nearly so many ironic t-shirts. Also akin to unicorns their body parts are wrongfully thought to posses magical powers.

That’s just not true folks!

The only magical power they posses is the ability to stun with their beauty. Except for the few albino sorcerers out there (you know who you are), but their magic stops once you kill ‘em. So lay off!

I for one, think everyone needs to treat this exotic genetic subset like the angelic anomaly that they clearly are. Or failing that, like exceptionally beautiful everyday people.

The genetic mechanics of Albinism are just like any other genetic mutation which was so humorously covered in Mutato, Mutahto. This inherited genetic mutation results in genes that do not make the usual amounts of a pigment called melanin. There are two different forms of albinism in humans; a partial lack of the melanin is known as hypomelanism, or hypomelanosis and the total absence of melanin is known as amelanism or amelanosis.

The good people of Olney Illinois have the right idea. They have encouraged [what they claim is] the largest population of albino squirrels in the nation.The town has laws that give the squirrels right-of-way on every street & heavy fines for anyone that may try to run off with one. This is somewhat a point of contention in Marionville, Missouri as they have a similar law to protect the displacement of their Albino squirrel populace, which they claim is the original stronghold for this fluffy white community. They even go so far as to claim that The Olney Illinois population was squirrelnapped from their town.

: Three other US towns boast Albino squirrel populations as their claim to fame. Strangely most towns also allege the animals were brought by gypsies or circuses in the 1800′s…

This is some serious albino squirrel drama, I feel like it could be a reality tv show or a creepy miniseries.

Logically all this rivalry has led to the creation of The Albino Squirrel Preservation Society (ASPS). I’d like to ask you to take a moment, climb a tree & solemnly dedicate yourself to this cause by taking their pledge with me: “I pledge to uphold the objects of the Albino Squirrel Preservation Society, to foster compassion and goodwill towards albino squirrels, and to dedicate myself to the protection of all squirrels, especially those that are albino.”

Albino animal activism at it best.

Moving away from squirrels and on to the bible, here’s a little know sorta-fact: Noah, captain of that legendary biblical pleasure cruise (you know they didn’t wait for dry land) ….was an Albino! I hope he had a good sun hat for those high seas.

As taken from Chapter 106 of the Book of Enoch: “…after some days my son Methuselah took a wife for his son Lamech, and she became pregnant by him and bore a son. And his body was white as snow and red as the blooming of a rose, and the hair of his head and his long locks were white as wool, and his eyes beautiful. And when he opened his eyes, he lighted up the whole house like the sun, and the whole house was very bright.” He was said to be feared as being “the offspring of the angels.”

Likewise in The Book of Revelation (verse 1:14) Jesus seems to have returned as an albino: “The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.”

: *Please note this is not really albino Jesus, this is an artists rendering of what albino Jesus may have looked like*

Of course Moby Dick was inspired by the albino sperm whale Mocha Dick. My only real issue with the epic story of Moby Dick (outside of all that whale hate) is the sentiments of Ishmael (the book’s narrator) towards albinism. Suffice to say he’s pretty mean & hates on all albinos as the “colorless all-color of atheism”. Um. Shall we ask Albino Jesus what he thinks about that one Ishmael?

: The majestic albino humpback whale Migaloo is the modern day equivalent of Mocha Dick, though he’s not so misunderstood and hunted.

& now, without further ado, I give to you an extensive collection of Albino Aminal pictures to love:

: Baby albino alli!

: Albino Bat -what a cutie!

: White black bear!

Click on the Albino Honey Bee!

The famous white bison of Jamestown, North Dakota. Her name is White Cloud and she's pictured here with her calf who I'm gonna call cumulus 'cause I can't find any record of her name

: Not a mirage

: As if Cobras weren’t hypnotic enough

: White crab

: Albino crow!

: Egrets may already be white, but they can be albinoid as well!

: Being an albino in the African sun can’t be fun

: Gorgeous albino giraffe

: Goats may be my all time favorite aminal. I don’t think words can express how great an albino goat is. I mean really, look at that smile!!! Eep!

: Snowflake is arguably the most famous albino of all

: & you thought hedgehogs couldn’t get any cuter.

: okay, actually he’s kinda scary.

‘: albino lioness and cubs

This lion has starred in many epic fantasy adventures. True story.

: This is Ruby the albino lobster. Pure speculation here, but seeing as he’s missing the carotenoid pigment I’ll bet he doesn’t turn red when cooked!

: 3 cheers for albino moose! Click on this pic for more majestic albino moose photos!

: Owlbino?! eh? eh?

Albino peacocks are now fairly common as they are specially bred for very expensive weddings

: fortunately white tuxedos are back in fashion

: You can probably tell from this picture that albino racoons aren’t very stealth robbers

: Only 2 things could make the ratfish prettier than it already is: a new name and being albino.

: This is the lovely We, a two headed albino rat snake. I came across them while looking for a good picture of ‘Golden Girls’ another 2 headed albino rat snake that really does have one head that is quite dominant like Dorthy and one head that is a little dim like rose. Alas, no good pics.