Albino animals are in danger because it is hard for them to be camouflaged. You will probably not see an albino insect because they stand out to their predators. Another disadvantage of albinos is that they usually don't survive in sunlight.
Albino animal eyes look red but it is actually because the pupil and iris are clear so you see the blood vessels. In human albinos, the eyes may look red, or violet, or blue.
This is how an albino will happen:
If an animal with two copies of the recessive albino gene mates with an animal with two normal copies, each of its offspring will have traditional coloring.
But, if both parents have one copy of the recessive gene for albinism when they mate there is a one-in-four chance that their offspring will display albinism, Otherwise, it will have normal coloration. Albinism can even be found in plants!
For alligators, every one hundred thousand leathery eggs that are laid, only one will be hatch as an albino gator baby. Only about thirty albino alligators currently exist worldwide. Albino amphibians are born clear.
In Marionville, Missouri, if you try to harm an albino squirrel, you will have to pull out your check book and pay $1000 for endangering the rare local wildlife.
There is such a thing as an albino lobster. Imagine eating that! I wonder what color the shell would be then.
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