A case of albinism in rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta from Tundah Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India

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Published: Mar 1, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70206/jfb.v2i4.17557
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Albinism; maternal care; social tolerance; primates; Western Himalaya

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Kushal Kumar
Forest Guard, Village Seri, P.O. Uteep, Tehsil and District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh 176318, India
Rakeshwar Kapoor
Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab – 147002, India
Deepak Garg Sharma
Village Sughuin, P.O. Sach, Tehsil and District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh 176314, India.

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A case of albinism in a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) is documented from Tundah Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India, in December 2025, where a white-colored infant was observed within a troop of conspecifics. This represents the second documented case of albinism in wild rhesus macaques from India and the first from the Western Himalayan region. This observation adds to the limited documentation of chromatic abnormalities in Indian primates.

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Kumar, K., Kapoor, R., & Garg Sharma, D. (2026). A case of albinism in rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta from Tundah Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Fauna Biodiversity, 2(4), 107–112. https://doi.org/10.70206/jfb.v2i4.17557
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