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 ...

A Fredericktown family spotted a rare and injured hawk the Missouri Department of Conservation was able to catch and take to ...

A family in Fredericktown, Mo., recently contacted their local conservation agents for an injured raptor near their home.

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.

The fish’s unusual appearance was from a condition named leucism, resulting in the partial loss of pigmentation. Animals with leucism have white, pale or patchy coloring in their skin ...