Extremely rare!
Photographer gets black penguin in front of his lens
An extremely rare penguin has been captured on camera by a nature photographer on South Georgia in the Atlantic Ocean: Instead of a white belly, the bird had completely black plumage.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Photographer Yves Adams captured the spectacular images. The black penguin was in the middle of the colony. The Belgian was able to take pictures in time before the special specimen disappeared into the crowd.
"I was thrilled to be able to capture this moment. It was my expedition leader who first spotted the bird while I was leading a tour. When I got back, she told me about it and I couldn't wait to find it," Adams described the moment.
Genetic mutation as the cause
The cause of the unusual appearance is melanism - a genetic mutation that leads to dark pigmentation of the skin, hair or scales. The best-known black coloration is probably that of the panther, which has a dark coat instead of the typical coat pattern of its fellow species, the leopard.
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