Animal coat colors

Albinism is the congenital absence of pigmentation (in mammals, melanin) in an animal or plant resulting in white hair, red hair, yellow hair, feathers, scales and skin and red, pink, purple, or blue eyes. Individuals with the condition are referred to as albinos.

thumb|Black squirrel|Melanistic black [[eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)]] thumb|Melanistic guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) are rare, and are used in rituals by Andean [[curanderos.]]

thumb|right|Leucistic white lions owe their colouring to a recessive allele. Note the eyes and lips remain the normal colour. Studies have shown that the reduced pigment comes from a mutation in the gene for [[tyrosinase, the same as causes Type I oculocutaneous albinism in humans.]] thumb|right|alt=All-white dominant white horse with pink skin, brown eyes, and white hooves.|This white (horse)|white horse owes its coloring to a dominant allele ([[dominant white).]] thumb|A leucistic rock dove. Both the eyes and legs are still of the normal colour. Leucism () or leukism, is a wide variety of co

ecogeographical rule for endotherms

production of colour by microscopically structured surfaces, both as a natural phenomenon and in technology

thumb|A Great Dane with the brindle color pattern Brindle is a coat coloring pattern in animals, particularly dogs, cattle, guinea pigs, cats, and, rarely, horses. It is sometimes described as "tiger-striped", although the brindle pattern is more subtle than that of a tiger's coat.

hair that covers its body

form of coloration

camouflage coloration for winter snow

pattern in a dog's coat

thumb|upright|A piebald horse, Tobiano pattern

rose-like marking or formation found on the fur and skin

Melanistic wolf

Multi-colored hair