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Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem. Biodiversity refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans. Scientists have estimated that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are insects. This means that millions of other organisms remain a complete mystery.
Over generations, all of the species that are currently alive today have evolved unique traits that make them distinct from other species. These differences are what scientists use to tell one species from another. Organisms that have evolved to be so different from one another that they can no longer reproduce with each other are considered different species. All organisms that can reproduce with each other fall into one species. Read more...
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I'm pretty sure leucistic animals don't survive infancy because of predators, not health conditions.
It's my understanding that leucisism doesn't typically cause health issues.
We're promoting inbreeding now? How apropos.
Leucistic animals happen naturally all the time. The reason there are so few is because they get eaten pretty quickly.
Although the mutation can be intentionally bred for, it likely isn't what happened here. It's a gator farm, and if you mass produce any animal you're going to eventually see interesting color variations pop up.
You claim that inbreeding "isn't likely" and then immediately follow with a sentence that directly refutes that. FFS. Is this all bots?!
How did my sentence directly refute it? Generally people who raise animals for food intentionally introduce genetic variety to avoid genetic issues.
I dunno about you, but I want more pinkish-white gators. Perfect valentine's day gift for your Floridian girl/boyfriend. Because they're pink and they're white, they make great wedding gifts too!