Pavo cristatus albus — albino peacock, Folsom City Zoo
Pavo cristatus albus
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Are you sure this is a genuine albino, and not a peacock that put too much bleach in its laundry?
I believe that white peafowl (P. cristatus albus) are not albinos, but are simply white varieties. Look at the eye–it’s pigmented. I think there is some pigment in the legs and feet as well.
Being merely a white variety means that they are more hardy, less sensitive to sunlight, than albinos would be.
I used to wonder why anyone would want a white peacock, considering how beautiful both the Indian Peacocks and the Java Green Peacocks are. But in formal gardens, the white variety fits in very well.
Glen D
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The white meat must be really white!
Is albus a subspecies? That is what the name you used indicates.
Is Albus Dumbledore a white bumblebee?
Are you sure it’s not an Aylesbury Duck dressed up for the Inaugural Ball? ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aylesbury_duck )
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