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This Rare Giraffe Is Losing More of Its Color Every Year

Jovana N — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 10:52:21 +0000

There’s a rare giraffe that’s losing its spots as time goes by. It belongs to the subspecies Rothschild’s giraffe and lives in a natural reserve in Kenya.

The male giraffe has been losing its pigment slowly for the past few years. It all began with a few white patches but has spread to a large area of white coat that now covers one-third of his body.

It wasn’t obvious what’s happening at first, but further observation showed that the giraffe had a skin condition called vitiligo that causes the skin to lose pigment in patches. It hasn’t been recorded in giraffes before this one.

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This Rare Giraffe Is Losing More of Its Color Every Year

Jovana N — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 10:52:21 +0000

There’s a rare giraffe that’s losing its spots as time goes by. It belongs to the subspecies Rothschild’s giraffe and lives in a natural reserve in Kenya.

The male giraffe has been losing its pigment slowly for the past few years. It all began with a few white patches but has spread to a large area of white coat that now covers one-third of his body.

The post This Rare Giraffe Is Losing More of Its Color Every Year appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.