yellow brock.

[bigbulls 26]

One of my regular mooching routes with the hounds is a massive circuit that goes through and up an old clay pit. When i get to the top most level, which has an amazing panoramic view, i usually sit on a big lump of granite and watch the world go by for a bit. There are loads of deer to sit and look at feeding on the lower levels and normally i get an ausome display from the Buzzards and smaller bops that frequent this stunning place.

Anyway, this time i was sat there as usual with three of my lurchers and they all gave the ears up fixed stare at a particular patch of gorse, i called them in close and held them as i sat staring at said gorse patch. I could hear a bit of scratching and snuffling and sat steady to see what emerged, i did sort of expect it to be a brock as this place holds pleanty, but bloody hell! it was yellow. Where it would have had its usual black dusky marks, the patches where vibrant yellow, all three dogs got a bit excited and old brock, no more than ten feet away on the next level down, wobbled off in no great hurry in to thick cover. I dont suppose i saw it for long, but it was long enough to get a good look, iv seen a few different coloured brock over the years but never a yellow un and it had very prominent red eyes.

[martin 332]

Yes 'BB' I've actually seen a couple although it was years ago...............Martin.

[bigbulls 26]

Yes 'BB' I've actually seen a couple although it was years ago...............Martin.

Quite strange to look at arnt they, the only thing i can liken it to, colour wise, would be a python i once saw that had the same sort of yellow and white pigmantation.

[Guest fell terrier]

might of been him from big brother relative lol

[tango 221]

IVE SEEN ONE LIKE THAT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO FELLA ,IT WAS ACTULLY KNOCKED DOWN ON THE ROAD,I WOULD CALL THEM ALBINOS,IT WAS A PRETTY NICE LOOKIG THING

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Tango would be dead right to call it an Albino too. The red eyes tell us it's a full blown albino, completely lacking in pigmentation ( I can't believe I just said that!).

 

It's fur should then be naturally as white as a sheet of paper. Only the action of its sebaceous glands, coupled with the staining of its environment, lend it that yellow look. Rather like a ferret, actually. Look at how clean and white they can appear. Then they tend to go all yellow. Same glands.

 

It actually appears to be found more often in badgers than possibly any other creature out there. Or else it might just be that, because of their nature and habit, badgers survive better with even that 'colouration'.

 

I mean; What hope would a white fox have?

[Clipper 207]

ive seen 1 for three seasons now,,,, going to try to video it this year while out lamping

[SEAN3513 7]

i would go along with ditch.....iv'e seen a couple in the past couple of years.

 

so i presume after what others have said, that, that makes the "albino" badger more common then we probably thought.

 

and as for an albino fox, ditch..!!??!??!??!?!..........how long would it last????

 

cheers

 

sean

[Guest bigredbusa]

ive never seen one some pics would be good

[Ballybricken 1]

Definately albino, as DS says pink eyes indicate lack of pigmentation, I've never seen a one but have seen some photo's , of which the colour wasn't to great on them anyways. The picture of the melanistic one in J.Darcys 'Now thats what i call terrierwork' also looks interesting, wonder how common albinism and melanism is in badgers. Also wonder in foxes aswel has anyone ever saw or even bagged a black fox?

[SEAN3513 7]

[SEAN3513 7]

 

here you go BRB.

 

pinched off the net.....

[SEAN3513 7]

http://www.badgers.org.uk/badgerpages/eura...r-photo-05.html

 

not a bad site....for more info !!!

[Guest SJM]

If you google for albino badgers theres a fair few pics, I dont think theyre that uncommon?

[Malt 379]

I've never seen one, but I've heard that they aren't unusual.