Extremely Rare Albino Turtle Was Found In India And It Looks Like A Slice Of Melted Cheese

While the turtle itself is known as the Indian flapshell turtle
Siddhartha Pati, executive director at the Association for Biodiversity Conservation explained to the media that the vibrant yellow color of the creature is due to albinism. “It is a congenital disorder and it is characterized by complete or partial absence of tyrosine pigment,” he told CNN. It is a pigment that can be found in most reptiles. “Also, sometimes a mutation takes place in the gene sequence or there is a deficiency of tyrosine,” he continued.