#melanistic

[maureen2musings]

willemspan

[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

[herpsandbirds]

Hi! Someone posted a pic on reddit of a melanistic Cooper's hawk in their yard the other day and I'm so jealous of their luck. Do you have any pictures of cool melanistic birds?

Actually, I recently saw this melanistic Coopers from 2016...

Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii), melanistic, family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes, TX, USA

photograph by john karges

[inatcanids]

Coyote Canis latrans

Observed by jacob50367, CC BY-NC

[namu-the-orca]

You might be pleased to know that in between commissions, I have also started up work again on the cetacean colour anomalies project! Currently working my way through everyone's favourite flipper, the Common bottlenose dolphin. As you can see, lots of goodies in this species too.

Frankly I don't dare say when it might be "finished"; I've currently completed 128(!!) drawings for this thing. No saying how many more to go, especially as new images of anomalous animals keep popping up during the years I've worked on this lol. Howeverrrrrrr I am getting to the bottom of the Delphinidae species list so... who knows

ALSO to those of you who sent in in trick or treats, would you be happy to receive one (1) recently completed interesting odd boi as a treat or will only photo studies do?

[capricornbones]

I consider it a golden opportunity to be able to have another black coyote in my hands! She has been skinned and is in the freezer now to tan later!

[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.

[friendlybageldemon]

Change your mind

Blizzard and Blackice, lovers doomed at the start.

Story under the cut

For me and my friends WOF AU Divided Wings, Blizzard is the first major character in Blackices story as she is selected to be his wife and brings a whole new perspective into his life. Blizzard challenges the world view of Blackice and is the unintentional catalyst for the icewing kingdom changing for the better.

Wanna see more Divided WIngs? We have a d!scord! Just ask for an invite!

[fyanimaldiversity]

Melanistic white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

@ davidfranklin1

[tundraghost]

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

[insiderzx]

melanistic fox ❤️🖤