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VIDEO: white echidna sighted in Tasmania

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HAVE YOU EVER seen a white echidna before? The rare colouring is manifestation of a gene mutation that disrupts the production of melanin, which colours eyes, skin, hair, fur and leaves. Without this pigment animals or plants default to white or colourless states.

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• GALLERY: nature’s white animals.
• Albino animals: pale rarities in a coloured world.

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