People say you see pink elephants when you drink too much, but this is the real deal.
According to SWNS, safari operator Theo Potgieter spotted the baby pink African elephant in the Olifants River in South Africa’s Kruger National Park.
Potgieter told SWNS he had heard reports of a pink elephant living in the national park, but had not seen the colorful creature in person until February.
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“There have been several reported sightings of this young bull in late 2023, but as far as I know, there are no recordings,” said the safari operator.
Knowing there were probably no photos of the baby elephant yet, Potgieter “grabbed the camera to start taking confirmation shots” as soon as he saw the pink pachyderm.
Footage captured by a human shows the unique animal playing with its family and splashing near a river.
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A male baby pink elephant with his family in the Kruger National Park.
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“What a pleasant surprise,” the safari operator said of his experience.
The elephant probably has albinism, a hereditary condition that affects the production of melanin, resulting in light skin, eyes and fur.
“I would estimate the young bull to be a year old, and although complex group dynamics often result in rejection of individuals with a recessive gene, all members of the group tolerated this little guy and he seemed to fit in perfectly,” Potgieter said of seeing the pink elephant. adding that he estimates that “only 1 in 10,000 births” results in a lighter-colored elephant.
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A pink baby elephant plays near a river inside the Kruger National Park.
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The pink elephant is not the only cub with an attractive appearance.
On July 31, a flawless baby giraffe was born at Brights Zoo, a private, family-run facility in Limestone, Tennessee.
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In August, Brights Zoo founder Tony Bright told PEOPLE that the last recorded birth of a flawless giraffe was in 1972 at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo.
Surprisingly, weeks after the birth of a flawless baby giraffe, another completely brown baby giraffe was spotted in the wild in Namibia.
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