860-291565 - Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) perched on a branch and watching. A case of melanism. This squirrel is a grey squirrel with a defective pigment gene given by the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger), which makes the colour of its fur darker. Mauricie region. Quebec. Canada
860-290729 - A rare black serval, Leptailurus serval, standing in the grass in Lualenyi game reserve. The genes of melanistic animals carry a mutation that creates more dark pigment than light pigment.
832-381262 - Blue front door, next to color pigments, house facade, blue painted house, medina of Chefchaouen, Chaouen, Tanger-Tétouan, Kingdom of Morocco
917-241 - Leucistic Antarctic Fur Seal pup, Arctocephalus gazella, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean. Leucism is a general term for the phenotype resulting from defects in pigment cell differentiation and/or migration from the neural crest to skin, hair or feathers . This results in either the entire body surface or patches of the body surface having a lack of cells capable of making pigment.
917-240 - Leucistic Antarctic Fur Seal pup, Arctocephalus gazella, amongst normally coloured animals, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean. Leucism is a general term for the phenotype resulting from defects in pigment cell differentiation and/or migration from the neural crest to skin, hair or feathers . This results in either the entire surface or patches of the body surface having a lack of cells capable of making pigment.
989-24 - Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) using its jaws to detach two suckersfrom Common Octopus tentacle as it hangs in the sun to tenderise. Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos) Greece. MORE INFO: The yellow parts of this hornet's cuticle absorb sunlight and the pigment xanthopterin converts light into electrical energy.