This article consists of a list of top unusual and strange animal colourations which is guaranteed to leave you overwhelmed after you have gone through the entire list. Enjoy!
1. Spotted Dog of Kalimpong, West Bengal
Commonly confused with albinism, but leucistic animals will normally have some area on their body that is normal colored (like the eyes, paw pads, and nose for example)
Not only does the animals skin get discolored, it will spread to the coat as well
Normal (left) and leucistic (left). Note the dark nose and ear spots on the left lion, which means it is leucistic, not albino.
2 sets of DNA in one animal!
Basically the counterpoint to leucism, melanism creates a black coloration on an animal. A normal colored Barn Owl can be seen in the background
Once thought to be a separate species, King Cheetahs are are notable for their much more pronounced spots, many connecting into a striped pattern.
Even more rare than King Cheetahs, these ones have extremely small spots (basically freckles at this point).
Xanthochromism is when an animal has an unusually high pigmentation of yellow.
Melanism effects Zebras in a particular way: instead of a black shade covering the whole body, it only effects the width of the black stripes.
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