One unusual leopard for #InternationalLeopardDay - a pseudomelanistic one. Pseudomelanism, also called abundism, is a condition which causes an increased number of markings in an animal's coat, making them appear overall darker. Only one pseudomelanistic leopard has ever been photographed.
#SciArt
#SciArt
May 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
One unusual leopard for #InternationalLeopardDay - a pseudomelanistic one. Pseudomelanism, also called abundism, is a condition which causes an increased number of markings in an animal's coat, making them appear overall darker. Only one pseudomelanistic leopard has ever been photographed.
#SciArt
#SciArt
Tiger for #internationaltigerday!
This one is pseudomelanistic, meaning they have a condition which causes an increased number of dark markings/stripes/spots in the animal's coat. Pseudomelanistic tigers are only found in Simlipal Tiger Reserve, making these felines very, very rare.
#SciArt #tiger
This one is pseudomelanistic, meaning they have a condition which causes an increased number of dark markings/stripes/spots in the animal's coat. Pseudomelanistic tigers are only found in Simlipal Tiger Reserve, making these felines very, very rare.
#SciArt #tiger
July 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Tiger for #internationaltigerday!
This one is pseudomelanistic, meaning they have a condition which causes an increased number of dark markings/stripes/spots in the animal's coat. Pseudomelanistic tigers are only found in Simlipal Tiger Reserve, making these felines very, very rare.
#SciArt #tiger
This one is pseudomelanistic, meaning they have a condition which causes an increased number of dark markings/stripes/spots in the animal's coat. Pseudomelanistic tigers are only found in Simlipal Tiger Reserve, making these felines very, very rare.
#SciArt #tiger
I love this pseudomelanistic baby zebra ❤️
August 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I love this pseudomelanistic baby zebra ❤️
#ArAdventCalendar day 7, and a seldom seen color variant rather than a species: meet the pseudomelanistic or "king" leopard. Also called abundism, this rare mutation increases the number of (dark) markings, creating unique fur patterns.
#SciArt #traditionalart #wildlifeart #art #leopard
#SciArt #traditionalart #wildlifeart #art #leopard
December 7, 2024 at 9:39 PM
#ArAdventCalendar day 7, and a seldom seen color variant rather than a species: meet the pseudomelanistic or "king" leopard. Also called abundism, this rare mutation increases the number of (dark) markings, creating unique fur patterns.
#SciArt #traditionalart #wildlifeart #art #leopard
#SciArt #traditionalart #wildlifeart #art #leopard
One more #CardForConservation done! Of course I couldn't draw a normal tiger, so have a pseudomelanistic one.
As usual, proceeds will go to wildlife conservation, and you can buy the card over on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/beckykidus64...
#SciArt #tiger #art #drawing #traditionalart #bsnm
As usual, proceeds will go to wildlife conservation, and you can buy the card over on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/beckykidus64...
#SciArt #tiger #art #drawing #traditionalart #bsnm
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
One more #CardForConservation done! Of course I couldn't draw a normal tiger, so have a pseudomelanistic one.
As usual, proceeds will go to wildlife conservation, and you can buy the card over on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/beckykidus64...
#SciArt #tiger #art #drawing #traditionalart #bsnm
As usual, proceeds will go to wildlife conservation, and you can buy the card over on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/beckykidus64...
#SciArt #tiger #art #drawing #traditionalart #bsnm
удалось заснять редкого «чёрного» тигра t.me/Animal_Secre... #тигр #редкийтигр #псевдомеланизм #загадкаприроды #дикаяприрода 🐅
#tiger #rareTiger #pseudomelanistic #wildbeauty #naturemystery #jungleaesthetics #visualwildlife 🐅
#tiger #rareTiger #pseudomelanistic #wildbeauty #naturemystery #jungleaesthetics #visualwildlife 🐅
October 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
удалось заснять редкого «чёрного» тигра t.me/Animal_Secre... #тигр #редкийтигр #псевдомеланизм #загадкаприроды #дикаяприрода 🐅
#tiger #rareTiger #pseudomelanistic #wildbeauty #naturemystery #jungleaesthetics #visualwildlife 🐅
#tiger #rareTiger #pseudomelanistic #wildbeauty #naturemystery #jungleaesthetics #visualwildlife 🐅
Ever heard of a blue bobcat? Most people know about black leopards or white tigers, but few know just how many different feline color morphs exist. Therefore, behold the full list - or at least what I believe to be the full list as of today 🐾
#SciArt #guide #tutorial #felines #cats
#SciArt #guide #tutorial #felines #cats
April 27, 2026 at 10:26 PM
When someone tells me to think horses, not zebras, I not only keep thinking zebras, but pseudomelanistic zebras. Try and stop me.
This amazing picture was taken at Kruger National Park, South Africa in May 2026.
Pseudomelanism is a type of mutation causing the black pigment to expand and merge during embryonic development of one in a millionish zebras.
📸 Francie Booyens
Pseudomelanism is a type of mutation causing the black pigment to expand and merge during embryonic development of one in a millionish zebras.
📸 Francie Booyens
June 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
When someone tells me to think horses, not zebras, I not only keep thinking zebras, but pseudomelanistic zebras. Try and stop me.
Come check out session S01 #SMBE2026 (on vulnerable populations in a rapidly changing world - Vandsalen), where I'll be talking about a framework for genomic rescue and it's use for a preemptive rescue of the famous pseudomelanistic tigers in Simlipal.
Today - 14:55
🐯⬅️🛻🧬
Today - 14:55
🐯⬅️🛻🧬
June 30, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Come check out session S01 #SMBE2026 (on vulnerable populations in a rapidly changing world - Vandsalen), where I'll be talking about a framework for genomic rescue and it's use for a preemptive rescue of the famous pseudomelanistic tigers in Simlipal.
Today - 14:55
🐯⬅️🛻🧬
Today - 14:55
🐯⬅️🛻🧬
If you want to chat about genomic rescue and how we have applied our framework to co-design an intervention together with practitioners for the mysterious black (pseudomelanistic) tigers of Simlipal, come find me! 🐯🧬
Poster no.33, #consgen
Poster no.33, #consgen
August 26, 2026 at 10:34 AM
If you want to chat about genomic rescue and how we have applied our framework to co-design an intervention together with practitioners for the mysterious black (pseudomelanistic) tigers of Simlipal, come find me! 🐯🧬
Poster no.33, #consgen
Poster no.33, #consgen
We devised new colour patterns and colour-schemes in-house, so everything is a massive collaboration involving our researchers, concept artists and the CG team, nothing can be pinned down on one person! But pseudomelanistic tigers as inspiration was my idea lol :)
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We devised new colour patterns and colour-schemes in-house, so everything is a massive collaboration involving our researchers, concept artists and the CG team, nothing can be pinned down on one person! But pseudomelanistic tigers as inspiration was my idea lol :)
a pseudomelanistic smilodon would also look really cool!
Both is such an amazing combo hehe
Both is such an amazing combo hehe
August 13, 2026 at 4:39 AM
a pseudomelanistic smilodon would also look really cool!
Both is such an amazing combo hehe
Both is such an amazing combo hehe
Some xenofiction fanarrtssssss.
Finder from Stadt der Füchse, Lakshmi from Die schwarze Tigerin, and Vulpes from Vulpes, the Red Fox.
#TekArt #Stadtderfuchse #dieschwarzetigerin #vulpestheredfox #xenofiction
Finder from Stadt der Füchse, Lakshmi from Die schwarze Tigerin, and Vulpes from Vulpes, the Red Fox.
#TekArt #Stadtderfuchse #dieschwarzetigerin #vulpestheredfox #xenofiction
November 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Some xenofiction fanarrtssssss.
Finder from Stadt der Füchse, Lakshmi from Die schwarze Tigerin, and Vulpes from Vulpes, the Red Fox.
#TekArt #Stadtderfuchse #dieschwarzetigerin #vulpestheredfox #xenofiction
Finder from Stadt der Füchse, Lakshmi from Die schwarze Tigerin, and Vulpes from Vulpes, the Red Fox.
#TekArt #Stadtderfuchse #dieschwarzetigerin #vulpestheredfox #xenofiction
I didn't know 'pseudomelanistic' was a thing, let alone in Planet Zoo with all my hours, but LOOK AT MY BIG STRIPEY BOI! He's a Bengal tiger born in my sandbox zoo
April 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I didn't know 'pseudomelanistic' was a thing, let alone in Planet Zoo with all my hours, but LOOK AT MY BIG STRIPEY BOI! He's a Bengal tiger born in my sandbox zoo
Day 71/100 of Cool Indian Wildlife History
Similipal's pseudomelanistic tigers are famous for their larger than usual black stripes today. But what's not generally known is this old record of a completely black tiger shot in Chittagong in 1846. It is the only known record of its kind.
Similipal's pseudomelanistic tigers are famous for their larger than usual black stripes today. But what's not generally known is this old record of a completely black tiger shot in Chittagong in 1846. It is the only known record of its kind.
October 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Day 71/100 of Cool Indian Wildlife History
Similipal's pseudomelanistic tigers are famous for their larger than usual black stripes today. But what's not generally known is this old record of a completely black tiger shot in Chittagong in 1846. It is the only known record of its kind.
Similipal's pseudomelanistic tigers are famous for their larger than usual black stripes today. But what's not generally known is this old record of a completely black tiger shot in Chittagong in 1846. It is the only known record of its kind.
And more art of Pokemon with various pigmentation conditions/mutations. Ignoring the fact that if a critter is bright blue or purple it wouldn't be melanin giving them their colours for the sake of having fun :D #pokemon #pokepigments
June 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
And more art of Pokemon with various pigmentation conditions/mutations. Ignoring the fact that if a critter is bright blue or purple it wouldn't be melanin giving them their colours for the sake of having fun :D #pokemon #pokepigments
because from there you have an infinite tiger factory, each producing an offspring in their lifetime for each of the other enclosures; ensuring there's no inbreeding at all. now if you want real money, try upgrading to leucistic, pseudomelanistic or golden tigers because theyre really super rare and
February 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
because from there you have an infinite tiger factory, each producing an offspring in their lifetime for each of the other enclosures; ensuring there's no inbreeding at all. now if you want real money, try upgrading to leucistic, pseudomelanistic or golden tigers because theyre really super rare and
「ブラックタイガー増加の背景に潜む危機とは？」
📌 ニュース： インドのシミリパル・タイガー保護区には、世界唯一の「ブラックタイガー」が生息しています。これは、ベンガルトラの遺伝的変異による特殊な個体で、「pseudomelanistic」と呼ばれる珍しい模様を持ちます。 このトラの増加は、一見喜ばしいことですが、実は危険なサインも含まれています。保護区は外の個体群と隔離されており、近親交配が進行中です。このため、遺伝的多様性が失われ、健康リスクが高まる懸念があります。…
📌 ニュース： インドのシミリパル・タイガー保護区には、世界唯一の「ブラックタイガー」が生息しています。これは、ベンガルトラの遺伝的変異による特殊な個体で、「pseudomelanistic」と呼ばれる珍しい模様を持ちます。 このトラの増加は、一見喜ばしいことですが、実は危険なサインも含まれています。保護区は外の個体群と隔離されており、近親交配が進行中です。このため、遺伝的多様性が失われ、健康リスクが高まる懸念があります。…
「ブラックタイガー増加の背景に潜む危機とは？」
📌 ニュース： インドのシミリパル・タイガー保護区には、世界唯一の「ブラックタイガー」が生息しています。これは、ベンガルトラの遺伝的変異による特殊な個体で、「pseudomelanistic」と呼ばれる珍しい模様を持ちます。 このトラの増加は、一見喜ばしいことですが、実は危険なサインも含まれています。保護区は外の個体群と隔離されており、近親交配が進行中です。このため、遺伝的多様性が失われ、健康リスクが高まる懸念があります。 さらに、観光資源として利用される動きもありますが、保護の観点からは孤立した個体群をつなげることが重要です。ブラックタイガーは、生物多様性保全の課題を象徴する存在なのです。 以下のポイントで、「ブラックタイガー」の増加とその背後にある問題についてまとめます。 世界で唯一のブラックタイガー 🐅🌍 インドのシミリパル・タイガー保護区にのみ生息する「ブラックタイガー」は、他に類を見ない特別な存在です。これはベンガルトラの遺伝的変異で、「pseudomelanistic」と呼ばれる状態を持っています。 遺伝的孤立の危機 ⚠️🔬 ブラックタイガーの増加は、生息地の孤立に起因しています。トラは通常、異なる個体群と交配することで遺伝的多様性を保っていますが、シミリパルは外部から160kmも隔たれており、近親交配が進行するリスクがあります。 観光資源としての利用とその影響 🎟️🚧 ブラックタイガーを観光資源として活用する動きが見られますが、これによりさらに近親交配が進む可能性が指摘されています。保全活動では、単なる数の増加ではなく、遺伝的多様性の保持が重要です。 このように、「ブラックタイガー」の増加は表面的には喜ばしいですが、その裏には深刻な課題が隠れていることを忘れてはいけません。 ※以下、出典元 ▶ 元記事を読む
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October 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
「ブラックタイガー増加の背景に潜む危機とは？」
📌 ニュース： インドのシミリパル・タイガー保護区には、世界唯一の「ブラックタイガー」が生息しています。これは、ベンガルトラの遺伝的変異による特殊な個体で、「pseudomelanistic」と呼ばれる珍しい模様を持ちます。 このトラの増加は、一見喜ばしいことですが、実は危険なサインも含まれています。保護区は外の個体群と隔離されており、近親交配が進行中です。このため、遺伝的多様性が失われ、健康リスクが高まる懸念があります。…
📌 ニュース： インドのシミリパル・タイガー保護区には、世界唯一の「ブラックタイガー」が生息しています。これは、ベンガルトラの遺伝的変異による特殊な個体で、「pseudomelanistic」と呼ばれる珍しい模様を持ちます。 このトラの増加は、一見喜ばしいことですが、実は危険なサインも含まれています。保護区は外の個体群と隔離されており、近親交配が進行中です。このため、遺伝的多様性が失われ、健康リスクが高まる懸念があります。…