An extremely rare alligator is making his temporary home at an Illinois zoo. Snowflake, a 7-foot, 16-year-old albino American alligator arrived at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago last week. MASSIVE 800-POUND ALLIGATOR NAMED ‘MIGHTY MIKE’ ARRIVES AT ARIZONA AQUARIUMScientists estimate that Snowflake is one of only about 100 albino alligators in the world, according to a news release from the zoo. According to the zoo, albino alligators don’t have good chances for survival in their natural habitat which includes swamps, marshes, rivers and lakes. SHARK, ALLIGATOR FOUND IN SAME FLORIDA CREEK: ‘NEVER A DULL MOMENT’The bright white skin of an albino alligator makes it easier for predators to spot them and more difficult for the rare gators to camouflage themselves.

Source: Fox News May 22, 2019 18:44 UTC