Local experts have given a rare albino turtle hatchling on the Great Barrier Reef island only a few chances of survival. A young green sea turtle making its way to the water was spotted this week on Lady Elliot Island, off the coast of Bundaberg, in northeastern Queensland. Green sea turtle hatchlings often have a dark gray shell, greenish skin, and a pale white or yellow shell. The unusual turtle on this island has pinkish-white skin and a reddish-orange shell.

Albinism, a hereditary condition that causes white skin, hair, and eyes, affects only one in 100,000 turtles. Researchers at the environmental complex turned to Instagram to emphasize how the creature’s condition has significant consequences. “Current estimates of survival to adulthood for hatchlings are around one in 1,000,” they posted on Instagram. “Unfortunately, the success rate of this little one is further reduced due to poor vision and inability to hide.”

As a result of the role of melanin in optic nerve development, the turtle’s division suffers. Albino turtles are prey for local predators, according to Jim Buck, the island’s Ecosystem Management Officer. “These little ones have difficulties getting out of the nest, and if they do, they don’t adapt well to the environment,” he says.

“We can easily spot the animal, so I’m sure predators have the same advantage.” According to him, researchers were surprised when they discovered the unique find, which had only been documented a few times in the island’s history.

Green sea turtles are only found in a few species and are in extreme danger. According to researchers at Lady Elliot Island, the southern Great Barrier Reef population has grown between 3% and 4%.