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June 10, 2025 at 02:59 PM
📸 *Photo of the Day*
Rare "blonde" penguin spotted in Antarctica.
This is an "isabelline" or "leucistic" Adélie penguin. It looks washed out or like it as bleached due to a genetic mutation.
Unlike albinism, which occurs when a person or animal’s body produces no melanin, or pigment, leucism happens when those pigments are prevented from being distributed to all the body parts.
_Photo: National Geographic_
