An unusual – colored wild turkey has been photographed by an outdoor camera in Richmond County, in the American state of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ( DNR published the picture on social networks, explaining that the bird’s unusual color is the result of a natural genetic variation.
The turkey, which has mostly white feathers, with black and gray spots on the lower part of the body, is an example of a phenomenon known as ʹsmoke phasé, which affects pigmentation of feathers.
According to experts, this occurs when the bird’s feathers have fewer brown and red pigments than usual, causing it to appear mostly white or fair.
The authorities explained that there are other variations of colors in the wild turkeys, including the one with the principally red feathers, as a result of the excess feomellania pigment and the one with almost entirely black feathers because of the high quantity of euelin. /Telegraphy/