With their strange coat color or white skin, Kermode bears, white elephants, and albino squirrels are considered rare animals or symbols of good luck.
1. Bear Kermode
Kermode is a North American black bear with distinctive white fur. This bear lives in British Columbia, Canada. If mating takes place between two black bears carrying the recessive gene (for white fur), then the cubs will be born with white fur. Hunting polar bears is taboo in some states. The British Columbia government even imposes penalties for hunting bears. Experts estimate that there is one Kermode bear in every 40-100 black bears in British Columbia. There are only 200 Kermode bears left in the world.
2. White Lion
In African folklore, white (or yellow) lions appeared in the Timbavatio region, South Africa, hundreds of years ago. In mythology, the white lion is the son of the sun god sent to Earth. The first evidence of a white lion in Timbavati was recorded in 1938. In 1975, two white lions were brought from the wild to the National Park in Pretoria. The approximately 300 white lions in captivity today are selectively bred and are descendants of these cubs. Today, Timbavatio is home to many white lions.
3. White buffalo
The first white buffalo was recorded in the world in 1833. A few decades later, the appearance of the white buffalo became more and more popular with 20 white buffalo calves born since the 1990s. Out of 10 million heads. new buffalo has a white buffalo. The white buffalo is not only a rare animal, but it is also considered a sacred animal to Native Americans. For them, the birth of a white buffalo is a sign of hope and heralds a period of luck and prosperity in the future.
4. White Elephant
Elephants are considered special animals in Thailand. White elephants are also considered sacred and lucky. According to legend, if a white elephant is found during the king's rule, that dynasty will be more prosperous. Most white elephants are not completely white or albino, they are just lighter in color than normal elephants.
5. White Squirrel
The town of Olney, Illinois, USA, is a famous place for albino squirrels. Researchers do not know when this species first appeared here, but by 1943, the number of white squirrels in Olney had reached about 1,000. Today, the number of white squirrels in Olney is about 200. In Olney, white squirrels can walk on the streets and sidewalks. The albino squirrel is also considered by the people here as the symbol of the town. The image of a white squirrel also appears on the police badge.
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