Tumblr Thread: Beautiful Animals With Unusual Color Mutations

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

May 1, 2021 2:00 PM EDT

Nature is amazing. It has given us some of the most beautiful animals in the world. We've seen everything from birds that look like they're wearing stars to stunningly colorful praying mantis. The simplest of animals can leave us breathless and have us in awe of what mother nature has given us.

Sometimes though, nature decides to create a special treat for the ones of us who are paying attention, and rather than simply making a new beautiful animal, nature takes an existing animal and makes it even more special than before. Below, you will strange and beautiful animals with some of the most incredible color mutations, and you will definitely find yourself amazed by nature all over again.

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"Bicolored peacock"

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All peacocks are beautiful, we've known that for forever. But this one - we've never seen anything like it. This is a miracle of nature, absolutely stunning in every way possible. From the almost perfect symmetry to the stark difference between the colors. This is why nature is so amazing.
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"King cheetah"

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At first glance, we're not even sure that we would have been able to recognize this cheetah as a cheetah. With the difference in the pattern of the spots, the way it somehow manages to look even more ferocious than regular cheetahs. It's only the face really that gives it away. The face has stayed just as adorable as usual.
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"Spotless cheetah"

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"Piebald crow"

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"Brown zebra"

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"Spotted zebra"

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"Golden zebra"

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"Golden tabby tiger (strawberry tiger)"

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"Bicolored cardinal"

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"Brown panda"

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"Blonde elk"

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"Golden mongoose"

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"Erythristic badger"

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"Erythristic racoon"

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"Orange aligator"

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"Piebald moose"

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"Pink dolphin"

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"Piebald deer"

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"Strawberry leopard"

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"Erythristic black backed jackle"

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