Tag - Melanism

A Wild Gentoo Penguin Residing in Antarctica has Been Discovered with a Condition of Melanism

A melanistic Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) standing next to normal-colored conspecifics. Credit: PixaobayA group of biologists from various Argentine institutions has made an intriguing discovery in Antarctica. They encountered a case of melanism in a wild gentoo penguin and detailed their findings in a paper published in the journal Polar Biology. The paper...