I was once digging in my compost heap and I saw a European Common Frog (Rana temporaria) that was bright pink. I also saw an albino pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in the countryside (and i stress that it wasn't Lophura nycthemera!).
2007-07-13 09:08:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Recently I have read a bit about colour mutations. Did you know that there have been sightings of tigers that are almost entirely black, and that in ancient chinese mythology there are stories about BLUE tigers? Isn't life amazing?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_tiger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_tiger_(animal)
2007-07-13 11:05:34 · update #1
This site says it actually has a real photograph of a blue tiger, but I strongly doubt the authenticity:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://messybeast.com/genetics/blue-tiger3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.messybeast.com/genetics/tigers-blue.htm&h=209&w=435&sz=20&hl=en&start=149&um=1&tbnid=eeZg8hrIV-FXPM:&tbnh=61&tbnw=126&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dblue%2Btiger%26start%3D140%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN
2007-07-13 11:07:15 · update #2
I have seen many albino and partial albino birds, including Northern Cardinals and Red-tailed Hawks. I have also seen pied Whitetail deer and black squirrels.
2007-07-13 10:36:42 · answer #1 · answered by margecutter 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've seen several albino species including alligators, peacocks, buffalo, and people too. But I've never seen an animal of an unusual color other than an albino.
2007-07-13 16:31:31 · answer #2 · answered by changchunsciencemonitor 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've seen an orange Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Very beautiful, perhaps more gorgeous than the yellow original color.
2007-07-13 17:43:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have a herd of albino deer that live near here. They live on an old army base that is fenced so they are protected and bred.
2007-07-13 16:23:03 · answer #4 · answered by science teacher 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I once saw a black squirrel, the opposite of an albino.
It has a genetic defect and makes to much pigment so it is black instead of grey.
2007-07-13 16:58:11 · answer #5 · answered by michael971 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have photos of a white squirrel from a nearby park. I'd love to have seen that pink frog.
2007-07-13 16:52:30 · answer #6 · answered by CNJRTOM 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw a picture of a pink dolphin on snopes.com and I saw an albino kid once when I was teaching.
2007-07-13 16:18:46 · answer #7 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should see the degree and variety of color mutations in fishes. Take a look at the japanese carps, for instance.
2007-07-13 20:41:54 · answer #8 · answered by Dulce D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
does a white buffalo count?
how about an albino african-american?
2007-07-13 16:19:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋