Our Spectacular Planet

The albino alligators! Theses albino alligators shows that even a normally scarying creature can be  pretty in white... Like all others animals, reptilians like alligators and crocodiles, can also be affected by the lack of melanin known as Albinism. Here are some examples found aroud the internet . Most of all are captive animals. In nature they make an easy prey when young with a camouflage not very... efficient! [nggallery id=16] See also... The Albinism in animal ...

The Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator) is a tamarin allegedly named for its similarity with the German emperor Wilhelm II. The name was first intended as a joke, but has become the official scientific name. This tamarin lives in the southwest Amazon Basin, in east Peru, north Bolivia and in the west Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas. The fur of the Emperor Tamarin is predominantly grey colored, with yellowish speckles on its ...

The desert is a land of extremes: extreme heat and extreme dryness; sudden flash floods and cold nights. Because deserts are such a harsh environment, deserts often have names likes "Death Valley," "the empty quarter," and "the place from where there is no return." Deserts are usually very, very dry. Even the wettest deserts get less than ten inches of precipitation a year. In most places, rain falls steadily throughout the year. ...

The common octopus ("eight foot") is a very unique creature with its massive bulbous head, large eyes, and eight distinctive arms. But by far the most striking characteristic of the octopus is the wide array of techniques it uses to avoid attackers. An amazing camouflage capability Its first—and most amazing—line of defense is its ability to hide in plain sight. Using a network of pigment cells and specialized muscles in its skin, ...