April 2021 Discussion Thread

[Crowfeathers]

I have a question, I hope someone can answer if they know.


So I collect Albino pets, and I'm wondering if this is supposed to be an albino or if it is leucistic. (lacking melonin but not true albino)



Thank you in advance.
My Albino collection for reference.

Hi there! This is a fantastic question. I based this friend off the giraffe that was seen in Africa a while ago. Upon some further research, this giraffe is leucistic, not albino! I hope this helps.

Thank you so much! I love this design! I''ll put her back with her other friends! lol.

I study animal colouration as part of my research so I just wanted to add that the way you can tell the difference between albino and leucistic is that albino animals be definition have no melanin (black/brown/reddish) pigment at all on their body (so no black/brown hairs/feathers/scales anywhere, and pink/red eyes). Since the giraffe has dark hairs on the tip of its tail, it can't be albino and must have some form of leucism. Hope that helps with your sorting!

[JK341]

Hmm, now we have a blue leaf



And i'm really diggin' the stripes on this guy! ^^

[odin]

oh I love the color of the leaf

[iHolli]

{I'm definitely a little sad we didn't get a rat growth for World Rat Day, but so it goes <3 I'm so intrigued about the caterpillars >0c the cat looks interesting too !!}

.Holli.

[Lord Ghirahim]

Hmm, now we have a blue leaf



And i'm really diggin' the stripes on this guy! ^^

Oh wow: none of my kitties grew! 0: That's so pretty: I wonder if there's going to be a split outcome!

[odin]

Hmm, now we have a blue leaf



And i'm really diggin' the stripes on this guy! ^^

Oh wow: none of my kitties grew! 0: That's so pretty: I wonder if there's going to be a split outcome!

the cat? unlikely as it's a 2nd gen. The butterfly wolf? I really hope not cause I only got one

[Lord Ghirahim]

Hmm, now we have a blue leaf



And i'm really diggin' the stripes on this guy! ^^

Oh wow: none of my kitties grew! 0: That's so pretty: I wonder if there's going to be a split outcome!

the cat? unlikely as it's a 2nd gen. The butterfly wolf? I really hope not cause I only got one

edit: nevermind: I guess I missed one outcome haha, that's the worst way to find out!

[odin]

Oh wow: none of my kitties grew! 0: That's so pretty: I wonder if there's going to be a split outcome!

the cat? unlikely as it's a 2nd gen. The butterfly wolf? I really hope not cause I only got one

edit: nevermind: I guess I missed one outcome haha, that's the worst way to find out!

O I see you edited lol You don't have this one

[Lord Ghirahim]

Oh wow: none of my kitties grew! 0: That's so pretty: I wonder if there's going to be a split outcome!

the cat? unlikely as it's a 2nd gen. The butterfly wolf? I really hope not cause I only got one

edit: nevermind: I guess I missed one outcome haha, that's the worst way to find out!

O I see you edited lol You don't have this one [/quote]
It looked so similar to this one, I must have missed it

Thank you anyway!

[MozarteanChaos]

Hi there! This is a fantastic question. I based this friend off the giraffe that was seen in Africa a while ago. Upon some further research, this giraffe is leucistic, not albino! I hope this helps. :)

Thank you so much! I love this design! I''ll put her back with her other friends! lol.

I study animal colouration as part of my research so I just wanted to add that the way you can tell the difference between albino and leucistic is that albino animals be definition have no melanin (black/brown/reddish) pigment at all on their body (so no black/brown hairs/feathers/scales anywhere, and pink/red eyes). Since the giraffe has dark hairs on the tip of its tail, it can't be albino and must have some form of leucism. Hope that helps with your sorting!

we'd like to briefly add that not all albino animals have pink/red eyes - depending on the structure of the iris, they may have blue eyes instead. the majority of albino cats have blue eyes, for example.
it seems like albino animals have more of a reddish tint to their pupils than leucistic animals, though, so taking a look at the eyes can still be useful for figuring out if an animal is albino or not!