Earlier this year, a rare all-white panda was spotted at a nature reserve in China for the first time since 2019. employee, removed China Xinhua News writes that a panda with a female and cubs was shown at Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan province.

It is believed to be the only albino giant panda in the world, the South China Morning Post reported.

SCMP said the panda was first caught on camera in 2019, after which the reserve formed a team to monitor the panda’s movements and routines using motion-activated cameras.

The Independent writes that the animal, believed to be about five to six years old, has white fur and red eyes, and is one of 150 giant pandas in the reserve. Albino animals may suffer from certain diseases caused by genetic defects, but the panda does not appear to suffer from serious health problems, ABC Australia reported.

“Whether the gene will be inherited and stably transmitted in the baby panda population is still unclear, and more research is needed,” said Peking University researcher Li Shen.

“So far, we can say that the white panda is doing very well in its species group and natural environment,” Li Shen told China’s CCTV video news agency.