Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Dalmatian dog adopted orphaned spotted lamb (video)

An orphaned spotted lamb in Australia has been adopted by a Dalmatian dog.










via Amazing Creatures http://amazing-creature.blogspot.com/2012/08/dalmatian-dog-adopted-orphaned-spotted.html

15 Fascinating melanistic animals (15 pics)

Melanism is the opposite of albinism. It's an undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages. Here are 15 pictures of melanistic animals.





1. Eastern Blue Tongue Lizards












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Source: Blue Tongue Lizard





2. Guinea Pig












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Source: Wikipedia





3. Red Fox












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Photo credit: shesnuckinfuts @ flickr.com





4. Mallard












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Photo credit: howcheng @ flickr.com





5. Jaguar












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Source: Wikipedia




6. Dolphin












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Photo credit: Andrew D. Malcom @ flickr.com





7. Ratsnake












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Photo credit: Windy @ CaptiveBred Reptile Forum





8. Fawn












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Photo credit: RMB Photographics





9. King Penguin












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Photo credit: Carl Safina





10. Squirrel












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Source: Wikipedia





11. Owl












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Source: tumblr.com





12. European Rabbit












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Photo credit: Bas Kers @ flickr.com





13. Wolf












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Source: imgur.com





14. Zebra












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
Source: imgur.com





15. Seal












15 amazing melanistic animals, black animals, melanistic animals, melanism,
source








via Amazing Creatures http://amazing-creature.blogspot.com/2012/08/15-fascinating-melanistic-animals-15.html