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Are faded pandas common? Is fading related to disease?

In Sichuan, the albino wild panda photographed by infrared camera has white body, ears and nose hair, brown claws, black eyes and mouth, while the panda with normal hair color is reddish brown. ? Faded panda? Because of the symptoms caused by albinism, experts speculate that it may be hereditary albinism. Because of gene mutation, melanin can't be synthesized normally in animals, so it appears as white, yellowish white and other light colors in the external form, but this will not affect the normal body structure and physiological function of animals, so it is not a disease.

This albino panda is the first mutant panda discovered so far, the first case in the world, and it will set a milestone in the world animal history. ?

Now the most popular saying in the scientific community is that if both parents of animals carry this recessive gene at the same time, the offspring will be recessive homozygous. Albino red pandas may provide new research possibilities for the scientific community. Whether this mutant trait can be inherited or not requires continuous field monitoring through protected areas.

Albino animals is no different from ordinary individuals of the same species in internal structure and internal organs, and also has the ability to reproduce. They are white because a pair of recessive gene homozygotes appear in the body, lacking tyrosinase to synthesize melanin, so their irises are mostly red, and they often have symptoms such as fear of light, nystagmus and skin cancer. They are also easy to be found and attacked by natural enemies in nature, so they are more difficult to survive than normal individuals. At present, there are albino turtles, albino kangaroos, albino elephants, albino mice, albino golden monkeys, albino snakes, albino owls, albino fish, albino crested deer, albino foxes, albino lions, albino tigers, albino camels, albino yaks, albino hedgehogs, albino lobsters, albino koalas and albino orangutans. In Shennongjia, Hubei Province, a large number of animals changed their ancestors here. Scientists suspect that it may be caused by the climate and ecological environment of Shennongjia. Shennongjia belongs to the northern subtropical monsoon climate zone, which is a transitional zone from subtropical climate to temperate climate, with short sunshine, warm rain, heavy fog, high humidity and long frost period. Some animals get less sunlight, and their skin turns white after a long time.