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      Leucistic! Not quite albino, and no red eyes, but pale-colored. There are two of them at the Denver Zoo. Leucistic animals have a lower chance of survival in the wild because of their light-colored coats.

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      2 days ago

      I would call it a blep, to me mlems involve movement.

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          That is entirely a possibility. We really need more research on the blep-mlem continuum to fully assess the blep to mlem pipeline.

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            Some researchers prefer to use the term blemp, when the exact blep-mlem is unknown

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              A new scientific milestone! We shall study the blemp so we can bring it to households worldwide.