Leucism is a condition that produces a wide variety of results, ranging from partial to nearly complete loss of pigmentation in an animal. The terms leucistic and leucism are derived from the ...

Monkeys were expected to be among the chief culprits identified as Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide survey on March 15 of ...

Leucism is the absence of pigmentation in an animal's skin or fur – but, unlike albinism, does not affect the color of the ...

The shark is the first of its species to be discovered with leucism, a genetic disorder that disrupts melanin production, ...

They have a condition called leucism which prevents pigmentation in skin cells. The giraffes can still produce pigment on their eyes, which makes it different from albinism. Produced by Claudia Romeo.

Wildlife rangers in Belize saw an oddly colored creature fall from a tree and later identified it as a Spix’s disc-winged bat with leucism. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In a rainforest ...