суббота, 1 декабря 2012 г.

White crow


This crow has all white feathers and pink feet, legs and bill. These are all features of albino birds; however, a full albino bird should have red or pink eyes while this bird’s eyes. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology explains: “Albinism is a genetic mutation that prevents the production of melanin in the body. Albinistic birds have pink eyes because without melanin in the body, the only color in the eyes comes from the blood vessels behind the eyes.”
This crow normally behaves among her black relatives.


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