<p>Volunteers checking sea turtle nests on a South Carolina beach came upon a rare sight: a white sea turtle hatchling crawling across the sand.</p>.<p>The town of Kiawah Island posted on its Facebook page that the Kiawah Island Turtle Patrol found a lone white baby sea turtle on Sunday. Photos show a tiny turtle that's a creamy white colour rather than the more typical gray or green of a sea turtle.</p>.<p>The town says the hatchling is believed to have a genetic condition called leucism, which causes animals to have reduced pigmentation.</p>.<p>The condition is described as extremely rare, but it's unclear exactly how often such turtles are found in the wild.</p>.<p>The Olive Ridley Project, a sea turtle conservation group, says sea turtles with leucism typically have a hard time surviving because of a lack of camouflage. </p>
<p>Volunteers checking sea turtle nests on a South Carolina beach came upon a rare sight: a white sea turtle hatchling crawling across the sand.</p>.<p>The town of Kiawah Island posted on its Facebook page that the Kiawah Island Turtle Patrol found a lone white baby sea turtle on Sunday. Photos show a tiny turtle that's a creamy white colour rather than the more typical gray or green of a sea turtle.</p>.<p>The town says the hatchling is believed to have a genetic condition called leucism, which causes animals to have reduced pigmentation.</p>.<p>The condition is described as extremely rare, but it's unclear exactly how often such turtles are found in the wild.</p>.<p>The Olive Ridley Project, a sea turtle conservation group, says sea turtles with leucism typically have a hard time surviving because of a lack of camouflage. </p>