I learnt a new word today. Melanistic. If you don't know what melanistic is, it's a condition of melanism macha. And melanism is an undue development of dark coloured pigment in the skin or in other words, the opposite of albino.
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| Albino and Melanistic Eastern Blue Tongue Skinks |
I googled it for a while and guess what dude. Apparently the condition is more common than it seems. I mean, everyone knew about albinism but melanism, not so much bro. So, I found some of the most amazing melanistic animals. Enjoy.
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| A very rare black fawn was spotted in Texas |
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| Melanistic Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel |
* Quick fact about the melanistic Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel: These are a few of the remaining squirrels in the area from periods when fires had been frequent which causes melanism.
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| Melanistic jaguar |
* Quick fact about the melanistic jaguar: They are also known as black panther, black leopard or pumas. Did you know that it's proven that black cats have a more balanced nervous system and faster response than other colours of cats.
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| Malanistic Seal Pup spotted in Shetland, UK. |
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| Melanistic Silver Fox |
* Quick fact about the Melanistic Silver Fox: The Silver Fox is a form of the Red Fox. Some of these melanistic foxes are completely black, have a white tail tip, while some may look a bit blueish greyish.
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| Red foot melanistic tortiose |
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| A dark melanistic zebra found at a wildlife park in Namibia. |
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| Melanistic penguin in Antartica |
Well, that's all from me today. Not bad right macha.We all learnt a new word today. Fo shizzle. :)
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