A dog on a farm in Sardinia, Italy gave birth to five puppies, one of which was born with green fur. The pup was suitably named Pistachio.
A green puppy named Pistachio was born on a farm in Sardinia.
The remaining four pups were born with white fur, the same as their mother, Spelacchia.
The puppy’s pigment is believed to be a result of coming into contact with biliverdin, a green pigment in the womb, according to BBC. This is a very rare occurrence.
The owner of the farm, Cristian Mallocci, has decided to keep Pistachio who will help to herd sheep. The remaining pups will be given away.
Pistachio’s colour has begun to fade and will eventually become a normal colour.
An extremely rare puppy called Pistachio has been born with a green pigment in his fur in Pattada, Italy 🐕
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— SkyNews (@SkyNews) October 22, 2020
A dog gave birth to a puppy with green fur in Italy. The puppy, immediately named Pistacchio, was part of a five-dog litter and is believed to be a result of the puppy making contact with a green pigment called biliverdin while in the womb [story: https://t.co/BakSyQ9msj] pic.twitter.com/X8boSKAsEe
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) October 22, 2020
A green puppy? Sounds like something from a cartoon! But this little viridescent fur ball is real and was born on a farm in Italy’s Sardinia Island https://t.co/jhNydm29Jh pic.twitter.com/89yC03kfzC
— TRT World (@trtworld) October 23, 2020
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