HATTERAS, N.C. — A baby sea turtle with a rare ‘genetic deviation’ was found at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. On June 27, park biologists found a ‘leucistic’ loggerhead sea turtle at the bottom of a nest. That means the sea turtle has a whiter coloration than his siblings, making him very rare. But his white color doesn’t make him albino. Albino turtles are white with pink eyes. This sea turtle is white with brown eyes! The area has boomed with baby sea turtles since the first hatching on June 23.
Rare white sea turtle found on NC’s Outer Banks
