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Inbreeding: Deep Red Eastern Indigo

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Posted by: CrocodilePaul at Sat Apr 23 15:36:13 2011  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by CrocodilePaul ]  
   

Greetings All:

There is some evidence to support excessive inbreeding Eastern Indigo's may contribute to high red color on the chins. I am not sure if this is the case with animals produced in Europe, but this theory makes sense since there is a smaller captive gene pool to breed stock.

Truly,

Paul Bodnar
Crocodile Wildlife Conservationist

   

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