Watch: Rare White Kangaroos Sighted in Australia

Photos of a group of extremely rare white kangaroos at the Panorama Wildlife Sanctuary and Secret Gardens in Australia have taken social media by storm.

According to the sanctuary’s owner, Annemaree Van Rooy, the property in Australia’s Mornington Peninsula, is home to nine albino kangaroos.

“We rescued three albino kangaroos which were held in little tiny cages and now we have a mob of about nine,” Rooy told the Daily Mail. “They come and go as they please on the wildlife sanctuary, and they live just as they are supposed to out in the wild.”

Rooy and her partner Mick Smith have been breeding the albino animals since rescuing the first three in 2012.

In 2020, the business couple welcomed their first albino kangaroo baby when an eastern grey kangaroo mated with one of the genetically mutated animals.

The New York Post cited mammologist Mark Eldridge as saying that the chances of producing a white kangaroo are one in every 50,000 to 100,000 animals.

While social media users were thrilled with the gorgeous sight of the rare kangaroos. One of them had a note of warning.

“Now that you’ve posted their picture and location, please keep an extra eye out because shooters love to kill exotics as trophies. Better still, please take these pictures down to keep them safe,” the user wrote.

The Panorama Wildlife Sanctuary and Secret Gardens is also home to peacocks, guinea fowl, mini goats, geese, emus and swans.

Rooy also said the 55-acre property, which started as a family home, became the sanctuary due to her love of animals.