Meet The White And Black Giraffes, The Worlds Rarest Animals (9 Pics)

One thing we can all agree on, giraffes are awesome! They are a symbol of Africa and can be found all over the continent. These creatures are beautiful dressed in their normal skin, but here I present you the black melanistic giraffe and the white leucistic giraffe.

The black giraffe: Melanism is a genetic disorder that affects an animals melanin making them appear a black color, it is the opposite of albinism. Melanism is more common in some animals than others, for example, the black panther is simply just a melanistic leopard/jaguar. With giraffes, being a melanistic adult is extremely rare, most of the time they will get killed off when they are a child, especially due to the lack of natural camouflage.