PARIS— Two incredibly rare albino alligators have arrived at their
new French home — a Paris aquarium — after being bought from a
reptile collector in Florida.
Thursday's snappy new reptiles, who are just over one year old, are
part of an elite group of no more than 30 such alligators in the
world.
Michel Hignette, head of the Porte Doree aquarium, says aquariums
save the lives of these reptiles since they cannot survive in the
wild.
Their recessive gene causes bright, white skin that burns in the
sun and quickly attracts hungry predators.
It's not clear yet how the two will hit it off as they grow up — as
it's still too early to tell if they are male or female.
