Unusually coloured animals from the Luangwa
23/07/2008 23:20:21One of our readers, Egil Droge, is a lucky sod. He works in the South Luangwa, so has plenty of opportunity to see unusual wildlife. He has noticed our growing collection of photos of unusually coloured birds and animals, so he has sent us a few images that he has taken recently.
White baboon
| Leucistic baboon
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Light coloured Impala
| Meve's starling
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Leucism (or Leukism)
Leucism is a very unusual condition whereby the pigmentation cells in an animal or bird fail to develop properly. This can result in unusual white patches appearing on the animal, or, more rarely, completely white creatures.
Leucism is a very unusual condition whereby the pigmentation cells in an animal or bird fail to develop properly. This can result in unusual white patches appearing on the animal, or, more rarely, completely white creatures.
Click here to see our full gallery of colour variations.
Our thanks to Egil Droge for these images.
