When Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton back in 2010, he popped the question with a statement piece of jewelry. Her ...

A mom from Colorado was left stunned by her two children who have defied genetics. Nadiyah Luwan Smith (@nadiismiith) posted ...

and niece — all of whom were born with blue eyes and are Black. "Even with all of this, there are still going to be people who say and do whatever they want, but I just wanted to make a few ...

The new arrival is only the second blue-eyed black lemur to be born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Florida Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

Several genetic markers contribute to our final eye color shade. A baby born with blue eyes can have brown eyes by their 1st ...

A chromosomal abnormality born in less melanin in their ... some, like the black lemur, have predominantly blue eyes. Interestingly, humans and primates share a phenotype evolution distant from ...

No, not all babies are born with blue eyes. In fact ... The stroma in brown eyes contains high levels of brown-to-black melanin, so this is the color we see. For grey eyes, it’s a similar ...

Brown eyes can even be so pigmented that they appear black. Research suggests that ... Why Are Babies Born With Blue Eyes? Eye color is affected by the amount of pigment in the iris.