Wildlife Photographer Captured Extremely Rare Yellow Penguin In Once-In-A-Lifetime Photos

A Wildlife Photographer Has Shared A Once-In-A-Lifetime Photo Of What He Believes Is A “Never Before Seen” Yellow Penguin. Yves Adams, who’s a Belgian landscape and wildlife photographer spotted the wonderfully unique king penguin sporting a bright yellow plumage – as opposed to the usual black feathers.

Its similar to albinism but the animal keeps some of its pigments. "This is a leucistic penguin," Adams says. "Its cells don't create melanin anymore so its black feathers become this yellow and creamy color." Scientists have found that the yellow pigment in penguin feathers is chemically distinct from all other molecules that are known to give color to feathers. (Salisbury Plain in South Georgia is best known for being a breeding site where tens or hundreds of thousands of king penguins gather. Photo by Liam Quinn and licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.)