Rare White Albino Wallaby Baby Peeks Head Out of Mom’s Pouch for First Time at Manhattan Zoo

Rare White Albino Wallaby Baby Peeks Head Out of Mom’s Pouch for First Time at Manhattan Zoo
Courtesy of Amelia Jerome/Sunset Zoo
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Zookeepers in Manhattan got a surprise this summer when a white baby wallaby popped its head out of its mother’s pouch for the first time ever.

Wallabies, a species of miniature kangaroo, are typically grey-brownish but are sometimes born with a condition called albinism—which causes a melanin pigment deficiency, leaving their fur white and eyes pink.

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