by Cedarstar » Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:09 am
Username: Cedarstar
Name: Mistcloud
Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
Why is he different than the other posted Cerquines? The lack of pigmentation in the skin and hair, making him appear completely white, with a bit of pink skin showing where the fur is shorter.
Are albinos allowed in horses and deer? It is rare in horses, and is fatal! They do not develop properly in utero, and if they do survive until birth, they usually die shortly after. They can be grey, which is where they are born dark, but as they age, they get lighter in color. Also there are cremello horses, which are light, almost white, and it is an incomplete dominant trait from both parents, diluting the coat twice as much as getting it from one parent, and it acts on a chesnut base coat. Deer however, can be albino, as well as a rare piebald variation.