albino gorrila dies

[marisa]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/11/24/albino.gorilla.death.ap/index.html

Now in the article is says he fathered 22 children with 3 different females, none were albino. Well DUH?!?! Of course the zoo would know why none came out albino....right?

Marisa

[jaybox_reptiles]

aww thats sad well were theres life theres death

Jay

[Dom]

at least there is 22 hets out there lol

[V.hb]

of course the Zoo knows..... it's the reporters that dont.

[lizardmom]

wow, skin cancer gets everything ,thats nasty, how to you put sunscreen on a gorilla any how?
live and die, all the rest is details...

[Neo]

skin cancer especially to albinos cause they dont have dark melenin (sp).. well atleast he got to pass his genes in the pool and almost double the life expectancy of a gorilla.. r.i.p

[BrandonVeenstra]

Now Wait, with the 22 Hets as you say. Assuming they would be 100% Hets right? Would they be able to produce an albino.. or not?

[marisa]

I think they would definitly be able to produce an albino but I am uncertain on if the zoo would interbreed family members like that. I am not sure if thats normal for gorillas or not or what.

Marisa

[J-Man]

yes...no.... wait

[Neo]

1 out of 4 of the babies that the hets produce will be albino..i think

[eyespy]

In the wild, male gorillas are forced out of the family group before they hit sexual maturity and go either solo or in bachelor groups, so I don't think they have any natural inclination towards inbreeding. International gorilla registries forbid breeding of animals more closely related than second cousin, although I wonder if an exception might be made to try and preserve the albinism gene?

[KrokadilyanGuy3]

I have my doubts that they would being Gorillas are critically endangered, which Im sure they want to have the purest possible genes of this Genus. I dont think a mutation would change anyones mind on corrupting bloodlines..
Well, good thing these guys aren't in the pet trade..
Xain