In a rainforest of central Belize, a wildlife ranger saw an oddly colored animal fall out of a tree. The fleeting glimpse sparked a larger search project — and revealed a first-of-its-kind sighting.

Albino animals lack pigment in their fur and ... The leucistic Thyroptera tricolor, or Spix’s disc-winged bat, found in Belize. Photo from Jason Headley via Martin, Kilburn, Charette and Miller ...

Researchers found crocodilians, bats, raccoons and other creatures prowling ... By Jack Tamisiea An enduring urban legend has it that blind, albino alligators patrol New York City’s sewers.

Some places on Earth are home to remarkable sites, from the "gates of hell" to caves that hold the only known population of ...

An enduring urban legend has it that blind, albino alligators patrol New York ... The second-most-spotted animals were southeastern myotis bats, which were observed nearly 700 times.

Leucism is the absence of pigmentation in an animal's skin or fur – but, unlike albinism, does not affect the color of the ...

Even with the proliferation of game cameras, spotting one of these deer remains difficult. Albino genes are rare in any animal. When it comes to deer, however, prey animals by nature, albino genes ...