Leucistic Antarctic Fur Seal pup, Arctocephalus gazella, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean.

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Leucistic Antarctic Fur Seal pup, Arctocephalus gazella, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean. Leucism is a general term for the phenotype resulting from defects in pigment cell differentiation and/or migration from the neural crest to skin, hair or feathers . This results in either the entire body surface or patches of the body surface having a lack of cells capable of making pigment.

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Size: 5400px × 3599px
Location: South Georgia.
Photo credit: © Anthony Pierce / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: antarctic, anthony, arctocephalus, atlantic, baby, cute, funny, fur, gazella, georgia, leucism, leucistic, ocean, pierce, pigment, pup, rare, seal, seals, south, sweet, unusual