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Dalmatian-looking magpie captures bird watchers attention

Image credit: Sandy Goddard

THE MAGPIE has what’s known as leucism, which is a pigment disorder that’s similar to albinism in that it causes a loss of pigmentation.

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(Image credit: Sandy Goddard)

(Image credit: Sandy Goddard)

(Image credit: Sandy Goddard)

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