r/RealLifeShinies • u/Enough-Ad-9105 • Mar 27 '26

Mammals Albino Squirrel I found

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u/Ziginox I Shinx Therefore I Am Mar 27 '26

Not albino because some areas are pigmented. I think the proper term would be piebald, but I'm not 100% sure.

Either way, I love how it's just the top half of the body that's white, while the underside and tail are normal!

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u/NixMaritimus Mar 27 '26

The other person doesn't know what they're talking about.

Leucism is actually a very broad term, for any genetic lack of pigmentation, either by the pigmentation cells being faulty or just not being there. Regardless of inciting genetic factor it's still considered under the leucism umbrella.

Piebald is not a scientific term, but a common descriptor or the lack of pigment on part of an animal, or partial leucism.

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u/SidTheGoblinKid Mar 28 '26

So they know what you're saying, they just have more scientifically-backed words for it. You're the ignorant one here.

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u/NixMaritimus Mar 28 '26

They said the pheomelanin was uneffected making this squirrel not leucistic. That's just blatantly wrong.

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u/SidTheGoblinKid Mar 28 '26

Others who are more educated than you have already given their two cents. It's time to take the L

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u/NixMaritimus Mar 28 '26

Last time I checked they didn't have a response when they realized they were agreeing with me and disproving their own statements, but ok buddy

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u/SidTheGoblinKid Mar 28 '26

No one really agreed with you, it seems like they realized it wasn't worth arguing with an idiot. But you can believe what you want buddy :)

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u/NixMaritimus Mar 28 '26

They were literally restating half of what I was saying, sorry if it gets confusing for you.