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Re: Albino Dino



PLDT FOA- Edmundo S. Ancog writes:

This is an imperfect analogy, but if white tigers (a genetic abnormality prized by zoos but dreaded by conservationists because of in-breeding) can't ambush prey as easily because they stick up in the grass like a sore thumb, then a albino theropod would similarly be hindered. Not to mention the sensitivity to sunlight.

Although if the theropod lived in polar regions, being white might be advantageous. Of course there's a big difference between just having white colouration and albinism.


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