lurch234 1,763 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Rare green puppy 'Pistachio' born in Italy This year has been an unpredictable one, to say the least. But things got even stranger for Italian farmer Cristian Mallocci when his dog, Spelacchia, gave birth to a puppy with green fur. The tiny pooch was immediately named Pistachio. The puppy was part of a five-dog litter born at the farm on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. Pistachio's brothers and sisters all had white fur, the same colour as their mother. A dog born with green fur is very rare. It is believed to be a result of the puppy making contact with a green pigment called biliverdin while in the womb. But - in what will come as sad news to many - Pistachio's colour has already started to fade, and will continue to do so. Mr Mallocci has decided to give away all the puppies, apart from Pistachio, who will help him herd sheep on the farm. Green is a colour of hope and luck, he added - something many of us could do with a little bit more of in 2020. Source funkyy, flash13, Mach1 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caraid 28 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I am not surprised if one of the geneticists decide to create designer puppies to commercialize them. Marcus Thunder and funkyy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurch234 1,763 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 @caraid Scientists breed glow-in-the-dark rabbits funkyy and Marcus Thunder 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marcus Thunder 81 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) @lurch234 Wait till people can do this, tattoos will never be the same again. Edited October 25, 2020 by Marcus Thunder lurch234 and funkyy 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mp68terr 1,732 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 3 hours ago, lurch234 said: @caraid Scientists breed glow-in-the-dark rabbits Wondering if the 1st ones were not mice (?!?!) with cells expressing GFP. funkyy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurch234 1,763 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Marcus Thunder said: tattoos will never be the same again. Actually... Black Light Tattoos Not the same but still... Marcus Thunder and funkyy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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