The text is a narrative that discusses various rare and unique animal species. It begins by recalling the speaker's childhood drawing of animals with colored crayons, and then transitions to discussing the colorful and rare creatures of the animal kingdom.
The narrative covers a variety of species, including:
- Crossbred foxes: These foxes are almost identical to red foxes but have a larger, bushier tail with more wool under their paws. They are a result of a partially mechanical variant melanistic, which is the opposite of albinism.
- King cheetahs: These are a variety of the common cheetah with a rare mutation that produces a cream-colored coat with large spots and three distinctive wide, dark stripes extending from the neck to the tail.
- Pink grasshoppers: These are a result of a genetic mutation controlled by recessive genes known as heritlocks, which causes an absence of normal green pigment and an excessive production of red or pink pigment in the skin.
- Albino snakes: These snakes are more vulnerable to poachers due to their rarity and their inability to camouflage themselves effectively.
- Blue lobsters: These are caused by a genetic anomaly that causes them to produce more of a certain protein than normal lobsters, resulting in a dazzling cobalt hue.
- Chinese white dolphins: These dolphins are loved by the people of Hong Kong for their pale pink color and their apparent abilities to attract good fortune.
- Silver peacocks: These peacocks are a lesser-known variation that is mainly white like snow and about 20 percent of its body has some color, mainly around the neck area.
- Golden tigers: These are a color variation caused by a recessive gene known as gene Broadband. They have a golden coat that is thicker and softer than normal tigers with pale orange stripes.
- Vitiligo in dogs: This condition causes white spots to appear sporadically throughout the coat of animals that cannot produce pigment in the skin.
- Golden macaws: These parrots are incredibly rare and get their dazzling color from the excessive production of a pigmentation yellow known as santo cro.
- Albino turtles: These are some of the rarest creatures in the world. They are even rarer because they do not have clean camouflage.
- Bicolor cardinal: This is a bird that appears to have two different colors on its body due to a gene anomaly known as bilateral andro morphos gene.
- Akhal Teke horses: These are considered one of the most beautiful horse species in the world. Their coat seems to shine like gold in the light.
- Chimeric cats: These are cats that have cells containing two types of DNA, resulting in a cat whose cells contain two types of DNA.
- Polar bears: The narrative discusses a polar bear that turned purple after being given an antiseptic spray that was once used by pediatricians to treat children's scraped knees or cuts.
The narrative concludes with a discussion on the rarity and uniqueness of these creatures, emphasizing the importance of conservation efforts to protect these rare species.
1. The text discusses the existence of various colorful and rare animals, including the crossbred fox, silver fox, king cheetah, blue lobster, Chinese white dolphin, silver peacocks, golden tiger, colorful pythons, golden macaw, albino turtle, albino panda, bicolor cardinal, Akhal-Teke horse, Venus and two-faced tortoiseshell cat, and chimeric cats.
2. The crossbred fox is almost identical to red foxes but has a larger, bushier tail with more wool under their paws. They are a very rare sight to see and make up about 30 percent of the Canadian fox population.
3. The silver fox is a completely melanistic version of the crossbred fox created through years of breeding. They have a shiny black undercoat with a top coat that appears to have been dusted with silver.
4. The king cheetah is a variety of the common cheetah with a rare mutation that produces a cream-colored coat with large spots and three distinctive wide, dark stripes extending from the neck to the tail.
5. The blue lobster is a rare creature that is usually not very colorful, instead, they tend to be a cloudy greenish brown.
6. The Chinese white dolphin is a pink-hued ocean inhabitant that is loved by the people of Hong Kong for their pale pink color and their apparent abilities to attract good fortune.
7. The silver peacocks originated in the USA in 1992 when it was discovered by three different breeders. The male is mainly white like the snow and about 20 percent of its body has some color, mainly around the neck area.
8. The golden tiger is a color variation caused by a recessive gene known as gene Broadband. These fabulous felines have a golden coat that is thicker and softer than normal tigers with pale orange stripes.
9. The golden macaw is incredibly rare and gets its dazzling color from the excessive production of a pigmentation yellow known as santo cro. The mutation is also related to the lack of production of the color red, which is instead replaced by yellow.
10. The albino turtle was discovered by researchers on a beach on the coast of northern Queensland, Australia in 2016. It is estimated that albinism in sea turtles probably occurs in one of the many hundreds of thousands of eggs that are laid.
11. The bicolor cardinal is known as bilateral andro morphos gene, which basically means that half of the bird's body is male while the other half is female.
12. The Akhal-Teke horse is considered one of the most astonishingly beautiful horse species in the world. It is easy to see because with its slender but muscular body and its otherworldly coat that seems to shine like gold in the light.
13. The Venus and two-faced tortoiseshell cat is a one-of-a-kind feline that has become something of an internet celebrity for her unusual appearance.
14. Chimeric cats are not that rare in fact most of the shells of male turtles are chimeras. This is a sign of an extra X chromosome.
15. The polar bear, Fluff, once belonged to a zoo in Buenos Aires but he didn't look like that when he got there. He actually turned purple by accident after he was given medication to treat his skin condition after suffering from dermatitis. The zoo staff decided to spray Fluff in an antiseptic spray that was once used by pediatricians to treat children's scraped knees or cuts.