Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Opposite of Albino: Melanistic

Photograph by Cburnett on Wikipedia
I never knew there was something that is the opposite of albino in the animal kingdom. Turns out there is: Melanistic

1. Melanistic Big Cats aka Black Panthers
Photograph via bencowtastic on Imgur
A black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any of several species of larger cat. Wild black panthers in Latin America are black jaguars (Panthera onca), in Asia and Africa they are black leopards (Panthera pardus), and in North America they may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars (Puma concolor – although this has not been proven to have a black variant), or smaller cats.
[Source: Wikipedia]
2. Melanistic (all black) Ratsnake

Photograph via Windy @ CaptiveBred Reptile Forums

3. Melanistic (Black) Fawn
Photograph by R.M. Buquoi @ rmbphotographics.com
4. Melanistic (Black) King Penguin
Photograph by Carl Safina @ CarlSafina.org
5. Melanistic (Black) Zebra
Photograph via bencowtastic on Imgur

6. Melanistic (Black) Eastern Blue Tongue Lizards
Photograph by Blue Tongue Lizard @ bluetonguelizard.com.au

7. Melanistic (Black) Seal
Photograph via bencowtastic on Imgur

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