Canadian woman sees rare albino raccoon

Only 1 in every 750,000 raccoons are albinos.

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Only 1 in every 750,000 raccoons are albinos.

A woman in Canada said she saw a rare albino raccoon outside her home in Seaforth, Ontario, CTV News London reported.

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Tracy Nash said she thought the animal was an opossum, but after looking more closely Thursday, she realized it was a raccoon, the television station reported.

Albino raccoons are found 1 in every 750,000 of the species, CTV News London reported.

Nash said the white raccoon actually sat in her window well before amblign away, the television station reported.

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