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| Butler, R. | |
| Pretty in pink: the strawberry leopard | |
| 2012 Newspaper | |
A photo has turned up featuring a "strawberry" leopard walking in South Africa's Madikwe Game Reserve. "This is very unusual, I've never seen this color variation in leopards," explained Dr. Luke Hunter. "I think it is a case of erythrism, an overproduction of red pigment or underproduction of dark pigments such as melanins, resulting in an overall reddish or strawberry coloration to the fur." |
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