Very Rare (leucistic) Porpoise 4
On one of my regular cetacean watches at Strumble Head recently I was astonished to capture this very rare Leucistic porpoise. How rare you ask? Well, if my research is correct there has only been seven recorded to this date around the UK coast in over a hundred years. This would therefore be Number eight. Unlike an albino where all pigmentation is lost, in this instance only partial pigment loss occurs and as you can see here the fin and tail are normally pigmented. Very pleased to capture these shots as it was quite a distance from the shore. Interestingly it had a calf with it which is also partially pigmented but not as severely as it's mother.
Very Rare (leucistic) Porpoise 4
On one of my regular cetacean watches at Strumble Head recently I was astonished to capture this very rare Leucistic porpoise. How rare you ask? Well, if my research is correct there has only been seven recorded to this date around the UK coast in over a hundred years. This would therefore be Number eight. Unlike an albino where all pigmentation is lost, in this instance only partial pigment loss occurs and as you can see here the fin and tail are normally pigmented. Very pleased to capture these shots as it was quite a distance from the shore. Interestingly it had a calf with it which is also partially pigmented but not as severely as it's mother.