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Spotless giraffe born in a Tennessee zoo (lemmy.world)

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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I wonder if this is a reflection of the ancestral coloration of giraffes (loss/improper functioning of the genes that give them spots) or a neat individual mutation? I bet the genetics would be fun to look at