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White Lion
Leucistic white lions owe their colouring to a recessive allele. Note the eyes and lips remain the normal colour.

Leucism is a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in an animal resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes. Unlike albinism, it is caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin.

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  • DominantWhiteHorsesD

    This white horse owes its coloring to a dominant allele (dominant white).

  • Leucistic Rock Pigeon

    A leucistic rock pigeon. Both the eyes and legs are still of the normal colour.

  • Leucistic Texas Rat Snake

    Leucistic Texas rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta)

  • Common Grackle Leucistic

    Leucistic common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)

  • Paon blanc Madère 2008

    Leucistic Indian peacock (Pavo cristatus)

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