Albinism and Leucism in Wildlife

Most of us are most probably aware of albinism and may have even come across an animal at a zoo, sanctuary, in nature, or online with a total lack of pigmentation in their skin, fur, feathers, or scales. Not many have heard about leucism, however.Leucistic animals are often mistaken for having albinism because like albinism, leucism causes a pigmentation anomaly. However, there is a diff...

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