This was one of Reuters top photos for the day, yesterday. It shows a
href="http://news.yahoo.com/photo/070110/ids_photos_wl/r2471213610.jpg">baby
albino alligator. Not only is it an unusual
subject, but
it is a pretty good picture.
A baby albino alligator swims at Sao Paulo's Aquarium
January 10, 2007.
Sao Paulo's Aquarium, South America's biggest thematic aquarium, holds
two rare albino alligators, both measuring about 44-centimetres.
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