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RE: How come?

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Posted by: laurarfl at Sun Feb 15 20:05:05 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by laurarfl ]  
   

I think that would be scientifically impossible.

Albinism=amelanistic=no melanin.

Melanin is the dark pigment in our skin (and animals' coloration). The reason that an albino's eyes are red or golden is that it is lacking the dark pigment throughout it's body. When you see red eyes, you are seeing the blood vessels in the eyes (very rich blood supply), not a red color.

That is why people differentiate between an animal between leucistic and albino. leucistic=white (and can have dark eyes) whereas albino=not dark


   

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