Karmann, an orphaned baby wombat from Australia who was rescued from her dying mother’s pouch at three months old, which explains her baldness. Baby wombats are supposed to stay with their mothers until they are seven months old. She is being cared for at a wildlife sanctuary in Melbourne. Image via Daily Mail
Bored Panda has come up with a collection of eye-opening photographs of 15 animals without hair that render them barely recognizable.
Hair loss from the head or body is known as alopecia, and it is caused by old age, disease, biological dysfunctions and genetic mutations, among other factors.
Check out some pictures below and view the full collection here.
This rabbit was born in 2009 and became an internet sensation for being bald. Fortunately, he grew his first coat after three months and became as fluffy as his siblings. Image via teddytassen.se
Betty the hedgehog from Foxy Lodge rescue center in the UK. She is perfectly healthy apart from being bald, the cause of which is unknown. Image via Great Yarmouth Mercury
Chimpanzees sometimes suffer from alopecia, which causes them to be hairless all over their bodies. Image via RedEyeRex
Dolores the bear, who is among several female bears affected by sudden hair loss, at a zoo in Leipzig, Germany. Some experts believe it was caused by a genetic defect, though the animals don’t seem to suffer from other afflictions. Image via Daily Mail
This bald baby penguin was born without feathers and was rejected by his parents at an aquarium in China’s Liaoning Province. With care from the aquarium’s workers, the bird managed to grow a coat and was successfully re-introduced to its family. Image via Daily Mail
The Skinny Pig, a hairless breed of guinea pig. Image via Margaret’s Hairless Guinea Pigs
Sabrina, a female kangaroo who was abandoned by her mother at the Serengeti-Park in Germany. Kangaroos don’t develop hair until they emerge from their mother’s pouch. As she is hairless, Sabrina always needs to be carried close to a warm body or wrapped in a blanket to stay warm. Image via Daily Mail
[via Bored Panda, images via various sources]