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It’s a rare all-black penguin that was spotted on South Georgia Island in the Atlantic Ocean, says The Independent. Its unusual appearance is the result of a genetic mutation known as melanism, in which an over-abundance of melanin stops the bird producing any of the breed’s usual white and yellow feathers. Penguins with exclusively black feathers are so rare that there is almost no scientific research about them. Yves Adams, the Belgian photographer who snapped the onyx outlier, said the bird was “completely accepted by the other birds”.
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It’s a rare all-black penguin that was spotted on South Georgia Island in the Atlantic Ocean, says The Independent. Its unusual appearance is the result of a genetic mutation known as melanism, in which an over-abundance of melanin stops the bird producing any of the breed’s usual white and yellow feathers. Penguins with exclusively black feathers are so rare that there is almost no scientific research about them. Yves Adams, the Belgian photographer who snapped the onyx outlier, said the bird was “completely accepted by the other birds”.
What, no penguin racism?!
They seem to be more tolerant than many humans.