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  2. Points (coat color) - Wikipedia

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    A cat with black point coloration. Points are specific areas of an animal coat that are colored differently from the main body colorations. Point coloration may be represented by a pale body color and relatively darker extremities, such as face, ears, feet, tail, and external sex organs, as seen on Siamese cats. [1]

  3. Acromelanism - Wikipedia

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    Because of the pigment restriction caused by the temperature sensitive tyrosinase, pointed cats' eyes are always shades of blue because the blue layer in the eye common to all cats is not covered by another color. The back of the eye also lacks pigment, giving colorpoint cats' pupils a red and silver reflection in the dark, unlike a normally ...

  4. Scotopic vision - Wikipedia

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    This is a red pigment seen at the back of the eye in animals that have a white background to their eye called Tapetum lucidum. The pigment is not noticeable under photopic and mesopic conditions. The principle that the wavelength sensitivity does not change during scotopic vision led to the ability to detect two functional cone classes in ...

  5. Blue eye disease - Wikipedia

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    Blue eye disease is a viral disease that is commonly identified by encephalitis, pneumonia, and respiratory diseases in piglets. It also causes reproductive failure in adult pigs, and rarely identifies with corneal opacity, an eye disorder characterized by scarring of the cornea.

  6. Tapetum lucidum - Wikipedia

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    The dark blue, teal, and gold tapetum lucidum from the eye of a cow Retina of a mongrel dog with strong tapetal reflex. The tapetum lucidum (Latin for 'bright tapestry, coverlet'; / t ə ˈ p iː t əm ˈ l uː s ɪ d əm / tə-PEE-təm LOO-sih-dəm; pl.: tapeta lucida) [1] is a layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrates and some other animals.

  7. Why some cultures think pork is gross and others think it's ...

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    Romans sacrificed pigs to their gods and created an elaborate pork-based cuisine, including some dishes — such as roast udder of lactating sow — that could make even a gentile shudder ...

  8. Leucism - Wikipedia

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    Both the eyes and legs are still of the normal colour. Leucism ( / ˈ l uː s ɪ z əm , - k ɪ z -/ ) [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] is a wide variety of conditions that result in partial loss of pigmentation in an animal —causing white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales, or cuticles, but not the eyes. [ 4 ]

  9. Disabled Rescue Pig Running in Her New Prosthetic Boots Is ...

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    Related: Story of Special Needs Disabled Pig Being Rescued Is Touching People's Hearts "Disabled pig can't control her happiness with prosthetic boots," the video's onscreen caption reads ...