This Rare Albino Galapagos Tortoise Is Exactly What We Needed To See Today

If you're into seeing rare animals then this giant albino turtle is perfect for you.

Daphnie

• Published in Animals
• October 3, 2022

If you're someone who loves to look into the lives of animals and keep up with newfound breeds, types, and other animal information then there's probably a chance that you've looked at some albino creatures. We're going to be showing you an amazing turtle that was born albino which threw everybody off.

Galapagos turtles are some of the largest turtles around and they are quite the sight when you see one in person. However, what we want to draw attention to today is the birth of an albino Galapagos turtle.

This turtle itself is already pretty rare to see in person, but we're sure that this is the first albino Galapagos turtle ever, which of course makes this little guy even more special. If you're someone who loves turtles, animals, or albino creatures then this article is going to be perfect for you.

This all takes place in a zoo in Switzerland where a Galapagos turtle was pregnant and gave birth to an albino Galapagos turtle. It was such a rare sight that the zoo employees had to document and share it with the world.

Let's dive in and take a closer look at this super rare tiny albino Galapagos turtle that made everyone go crazy when they saw it.

Here's the first look at this adorable little creature.

The Tropiquarium of Servion, which is a zoo in Switzerland, was housing Giant Galapagos turtles when they were surprised at the birth of a rare albino Giant Galapagos turtle.

One thing to note is that this is the FIRST albino Giant Galapagos Turtle to ever be born.

“This is the first time in the world that an albino Galápagos tortoise has been born and kept in captivity,” the zoo announced in a statement.”No albino individuals have ever been observed in the wild, either.”

Turns out that this little guy does have a sibling, but that turtle looks just like mama and daddy.

It's crazy to know that two turtles were birthed from the same set of parents and one is completely "normal" while the albino one has stolen the spotlight since its birth. These little turtles were born in May and you can take a look at them side-by-side in this image.

The reasoning behind the zoo having these turtles makes for an even better reason to keep birthing them.

The parent Galapagos Turtles were kept in this zoo in order to conserve their species. Galapagos turtles are considered endangered as they only have 15,000 of them, so these little turtles definitely helped to grow the population by at least two.

Here's a closer look at this adorable little rare albino Giant Galapagos turtle.

Albinism isn't exactly super rare in terms of humans or other animals, but for turtles, you don't really see albino turtles, so it is pretty rare for them. The chance of having an albino turtle is 1 in 100,000.

So you could say this little turtle is pretty special.

Nature is truly wonderful. Seeing this little turtle shows us that nature can surprise you and even in the rarest forms, life is to be celebrated.

Be sure to follow the journey of the Galapagos turtles as zoos and wildlife workers all over the world work to conserve their species so we can see more adorable turtles like this one.

Daphnie