THE PUMA - CAT OF ONE COLOUR (Puma concolor)

[Dark Jaguar]

(12-02-2019, 03:25 PM)Luipaard Wrote:

(11-19-2019, 03:17 PM)Dark Jaguar Wrote: credits: ICMBio/Divulgação
First Leucism Puma

Not sure if someone already posted this ( if so, let me know for me to delete it )

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 This is the first ever register in the world of a Puma with Leucism ( a genetic mutation that causes depigmentation in some parts of the body its different from Albinism which is the total absence of melanin ). The image was shot at the Parque Nacional Serra dos Orgãos (Parnaso) in Petrópilis. The biologist Cecília Cronemberger who leads the research, explained that the animal was spotted by camera traps, its a young male and was photographed in 2013 in two different places. However, in the following years, the rare White Puma was nowhere to be seen in the region and his whereabouts are still unknown.

I posted it a while ago: https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-the-puma-cat-of-one-colour-puma-concolor?pid=82041#pid82041

But no problem, it's a rare sight so I find it worth sharing again

Oh okay I'm glad someone posted this rare sighting previously and yeah it is definitely worth sharing it and many people don't even know Puma with Leucism exists. Reply