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.
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Image id: 917-241
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Shot date: March 2009
Upload date: April 2012
Artist: Anthony Pierce
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: March 2009
Upload date: April 2012
Artist: Anthony Pierce
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