A white buffalo is said to be as rare as one in 10 million.

Baby white buffalo roams to zoo, looking for a name

AMANDA RIDLEY, Staff Writer
Published July 8, 2006

Lots of people like rare meat, and Hollywild Animal Park now has some of the rarest … on the hoof.

An all-white baby buffalo, born June 17 in Colorado, is on display at the animal park in northwestern Spartanburg County, zookeeper David Meeks said.

Baby buffalos typically are born orange or red. A white buffalo is said to be as rare as one in 10 million. It is a sacred figure for some Native American tribes.

Clemson University's John Gibbons, who specializes in the reproductive physiology of cows and horses, said white bison typically change colors as they mature, and the baby could darken in the next six months to a year.

It is a sacred figure for some Native American tribes.