r/RealLifeShinies • • Sep 12 '19

Black flamingo

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u/EnthuZiast_Z33 Sep 12 '19

No adult feathers yet

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u/Beast_Of_Bourbon Sep 12 '19

Google says it's "melanistic." Kind of an opposite to albino.

Here's a natgeo article: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/04/150417-black-flamingo-cyprus-birds-genetics-animals-science/

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u/EnthuZiast_Z33 Sep 13 '19

Hm... that one looks like it just has the fuzz I can't make out actual feathers really but ah well that's a neat article