- Guide Jimmy Patino filmed the unusual bird at Punta Vicente Roca site on Isabela Island while giving a tour
- The rare penguin with white plumage was seen calmly standing next to a lizard nearly twice its size in the clip
- The penguin's species has not been officially confirmed, but it is believed to be a Galapagos penguin
- It's white colour is likely brought about by a form of leucistic pigmentation, meaning its feathers lack colour

An extremely-rare white penguin has been spotted in the Galapagos Islands - believed to be the first in the islands' history.

Guide Jimmy Patino filmed the unusual bird at the Punta Vicente Roca site on Isabela Island while he was giving a tour to two tourists earlier this month.

The rare penguin with white plumage was seen calmly standing next to a lizard nearly twice its size as the inquisitive guide moved in for a closer look.

The bird's species has not been officially confirmed, but it is believed to be a Galapagos penguin - or Spheniscus mendiculus - which are endemic to the archipelago.

Galapagos penguins normally have a black head and two white lines going down from their eyes towards their chin. They also have a black stripe on their neck.

This penguin's white colour is likely brought about by a form of leucistic pigmentation, meaning its feathers are missing the black colour penguins are normally associated with.

Leucistic pigmentation - which involves a loss of feather colour - is sometimes brought about by trauma, but is more commonly genetic.

The condition differs to albinism because when the bird is suffering from leucism its eyes and beak are normal in colour.

A spokesperson from the Galapagos National Park said it is the first time such an animal has been seen 'in the history' of the archipelago.

They said: 'Experts corroborated the guide's version and believe this is a genetic condition known as leucism which produces a partial loss of pigmentation in the plumage while maintaining its normal eye colour which differentiates them from albinos.'

The official statement, as reported in local media, added: 'In the Galapagos there have been cases of albinism or leucism in sharks, lizards, lobsters, finches, among others. This is the first record of a penguin with this condition.'

However, experts cannot say for certain that leucistic pigmentation is the cause until proper testing is carried out.

La Isabela is home to a diverse selection of animals and is the largest of the Galapagos Islands.

In 1835, Charles Darwin visited the Islands - which were made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978 - later inspiring the theory of evolution.

The Galapagos National Park issued a statement about the population of Galapagos penguins last month.

Minister of environment and water Paulo Proano said: 'The data from the last census of penguins and flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) show record numbers, proving a good state of their population.

'Let's celebrate this great news reaffirming that the actions carried out by park rangers and scientists on the Islands are yielding positive results.'

They believe reduced human activity due to the Covid-19 pandemic has been a factor in their increasing numbers.

The Galapagos penguins are listed as endangered and the flightless cormorant as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8992819/Extremely-rare-WHITE-penguin-spotted-Galapagos-Islands.html

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beautiful creature

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See as the penguin dey look like Buhari

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Awwww. What a cutieeee

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Ah yes! ... A rare white pigeon was found. That marks the end of the world. Religious fanatics logic.
If you believe that the world will end anytime soon so that you can fly into the sky, you are not only brainwashed, but dumb at the same time.

Bossy penguin

Beautiful

Someone should warn it not to fly to Nigeria.It will either end up in a pot of soup or worse still be kept in a zoo where it will be starved to death.

Something is going on in animal kingdom. So many albino animals on the loose

God is great

Souppy

Mutation and adaptation don dey affect every thing both living and non living







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Righteousness89:
2020 Has been a year of Unprecedented Happenings !
From Weather patterns, Plandemic, Disasters, Discoveries etc.
Here we are again with a creature, a First of its kind!

Anytime from now, The Most unprecedented of all times will Hit the World.
Its gonna be the Greatest Mystery since the creation of the Earth.
Anytime! Anyday! In a twinkling of an eye, The Trumpet will Blast and the People of JESUS all over the Earth will be Mysteriously taken away from this world.
If you are left behind! It's gonna be Unfortunate, Pathetic, Horrible and Horrific down here.

Now is the Golden Moment and opportunity to Accept JESUS Christ and be Prepared. No one is guaranteed the next Moment..

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Even rat, cobra and wall ghecko them go chop

Hope it doesn't make the mistake of crossing into Nigeria's border.

Righteousness89:
2020 Has been a year of Unprecedented Happenings !
From Weather patterns, Plandemic, Disasters, Discoveries etc.
Here we are again with a creature, a First of its kind!

Anytime from now, The Most unprecedented of all times will Hit the World.
Its gonna be the Greatest Mystery since the creation of the Earth.
Anytime! Anyday! In a twinkling of an eye, The Trumpet will Blast and the People of JESUS all over the Earth will be Mysteriously taken away from this world.
If you are left behind! It's gonna be Unfortunate, Pathetic, Horrible and Horrific down here.

Now is the Golden Moment and opportunity to Accept JESUS Christ and be Prepared. No one is guaranteed the next Moment..

This righteousness guy will just be cashing in on any happenings