Whale-Watchers Spot Two Rare White Orcas Off the Coast of Japan

True albinos will be completely white and have red eyes. Color is given by the red blood in vessels that are usually hidden behind the iris showing through. Instead, scientists believe that they have leucism – a range of conditions where animals produce some melanin. But either has noticeably whiter skin or skin that is white in patches. And this explains the reason that their eyes are still dark.