leucism
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Photos of the pale carnivore made headlines across the San Francisco area, with most reports suggesting that the North American badger likely has leucism, an abnormality marked by a partial loss of pigmentation.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 12, 2024
White penguins are rare because leucism is a recessive gene, and they may be more vulnerable to predators due to being more easily seen.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2024
However, the moose’s coloring could be the product of a nutritional deficiency while in utero or of a genetic condition called leucism — the partial loss of pigmentation.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 18, 2023
The moose wasn’t an albino either, according to National Geographic, but it had a partial form of leucism called piebald — where only specks of colors remain.
From The Verge ● Sep. 17, 2017
The unique eagle has leucism, which causes partial pigmentation loss in animals.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2017
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