#melanistic

[amnhnyc]

Behold a black cat of a different kind: this melanistic serval (Leptailurus serval). Also known as the “giraffe cat,” servals have the longest legs in proportion to their body size of any feline. Found in parts of Africa, this predator can jump more than 9 ft (2.7 m) into the air to snatch birds in flight. Individuals like the one pictured, which are rare in the wild, are affected by a genetic mutation called melanism, which results in their dark coloring. Scientists think there are some advantages that come with having a dusky coat, including being able to more seamlessly blend in with the darkness of the night and take in heat more efficiently in the Sun.

Photo: Stan Rullman, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist 

[kaiju-krew]

ty for reminding me of Her... deserved a redraw........

[fyanimaldiversity]

If you ever wondered what the best living vertebrate is, it’s the alligator gar in my totally not biased 100% scientifically backed opinion. They are just a flawless creature. Nothing wrong with them. Good tooth to snoot ratio, they have a winning smile.

They and other monster fish absolutely should NOT be in the hands of most private keepers at all and I do NOT support morph breeding of them because of that, but pretty fishy cute :c

[inatcanids]

Coyote Canis latrans

Observed by jacob50367, CC BY-NC

[kolaepup]

Melanistic Tiger Adopt!!

Edit: sold! thank you!!

comes with sfw and nsfw versions :3!

starting bid $1

autobuy $200

pls message me to bid or reply in comments!

thank you!

base by teranen

edits, chibi head, design by me @kolaepup

[the-forest-library]

babe, wake up. new goth penguin just dropped

photo credit - yves adams

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was cursed by an ancient tablet and it turned me into a melanistic manta ray.

[tundraghost]

Missed this one in my cat sketch dump, but it's kinda okay to stand on its own

[meeks-just-wants-to-scroll]

High and low honor arthur animals

[rottenroses777]

melanistic deer ೋ•

[yourlocal-therian]

requesting a baphomet mixed with a melanistic wolf! <3

tysm

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this might trigger some so be warned

[fyanimaldiversity]

Melanistic Atlantic Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus atlantica) [x]

[waterskies]

Qhuinn got a sun chip for the first time, and he loved it! You can see him stop eating it to lick the whole side of it lol Garden salsa flavour ftw~

He doesn't get chips often. Only a once or twice a month thing since they're not good for him to have often. He eats mostly what he finds out in the wild, though, and we also give him avocado(aka squirrel crack) and nuts for him and his brother to stash. Squirrels love hazelnuts the most! They also get a treat of crunchy peanut butter when we don't have nuts for them.

Benjamin splooting after a long, hard day of being a squirrel~

They're both a year old now. Hard to believe this time last year we were feeding them formula and wiping their bums to go potty~

They grow so fast~ 😭❤️

[insiderzx]

melanistic fox ❤️🖤

[vizrecon]