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| Sudhi, K.S. | |
| Colour camouflage in Kerala's Parambikulam forests | |
| 2012 Newspaper | |
Melanism can be seen more in the evergreen habitat of the Western Ghats where the interiors of the forests are dark. Melanism found in some animals at the Parambikulam forests in Palakkad district of Kerala has caught the imagination of wildlife enthusiasts. Recently, managers of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve obtained photographic evidence of a pseudo-melanistic leopard. The leopard was caught on cameras installed for monitoring the tiger. The black spots on the leopard were found closely packed to give it a designer coat. |
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