Off-Topic Topic

[Mook]

Yeah not a lot of people around, but i'm here and won't leave because of a silly forum change =3

and wow i've been very inactive lately >.< eh, its summer...gotta love getting a sunburn every other day ^^

I'm thinking of opening a art request topic, been in a major drawing mood this week

[LunaWolf]

I just nearly got lost in my own back yard. XD I couldn't figure out which direction the house was in, so I shouted for my turkey tom and he started gobbing and I followed the noise back. xD
There are ferns up to my neck out there. o.o I couldn't see what was down by my legs, I kept tripping over things. xD

[Darkmoon]

@mook I know that feeling ^-^ I gots a bunch of drawings stashed that I may post to my deviant art eventually. For now they shall stay with my FB profile to make my RL buddies jealous

I didnt watch where I was going when 2 of the resident killdeer parents were freaking out. 2 of the 3 chicks they had suddnly sprang out with their tiny and adorible wings spread and chirpping a storm. It was so cute =^-^= then the first one kept going to the other side of the caudasac but the other turned into the sewer T^T Now the parents are freaking out trying to find the one that went across the road and I'm freaking out :c

[Zelda0909]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5P7qnjn8Zk&NR=1 Cut the rope cut rope c-cut the rope!

[Lady]

I'ma get on tfm right now if anyone wants to come. x3
Just saying, I'm Ladyhawk.

[Quagga]

Alright, so I spied someone say "albino mustang" in the role-play section. I don't know who, just for the record... BUT. I have to fix it, I'm sorry but I have to. D: I apologize beforehand.
Now then. Where to start...

Albinism is when an animal lacks pigmentation, resulting in red eyes, pink skin, and white fur. Exceptions are reptiles and birds, where their markings may be a yellow color. Animals are only a true albino when they show these traits; an animal is not a true albino if it has blue eyes. Now, certainly, I have no doubt that there are various genes that could affect, say, eye-color, and cause an albino's eyes to be blue. However, I have concluded that an animal is only a "true albino" if it has the red eyes, pink skin, and white fur, NO exceptions for a true albino. I also feel that it's a bit ridiculous to call an animal an albino when it clearly has blue eyes just because of the genetic potential, while albinos are known for their red eyes, pink skin, and white fur... even if it's possible, it is the known image. When you prove it's an albino via genetics, okay then, but others... please no. D:

Now, just to clear this up as well - there are numerous other conditions. Leucism is similar in that the animals can appear completely white, however, have their natural eye-color. They can also appear "piebald," where there are patches of white and their natural color. White lions are not albinos, but are leucistic.

This said.

Albinism in horses has NEVER been recorded or proven. It is very typical for people to confuse various coat colors for an albino due to their pink skin and light hair. However, the fact remains that albinism in horses has not yet been found. The two typical horse colors that can be mistaken are cremellos, which is a very light, creme colored horse with pink skin, and a "true white" horse, which is itself a rare color; white fur and pink skin, though they have dark, and sometimes blue, eye-color.

The "lethal white syndrome" that can occur from breeding frame overo horses is when a foal is born who is not properly "put together," and is missing a vital parts of its body that helps it live. The foal will die in less than a week. They are born with a pink skin and white fur. However, these also are not albinos, like many people insist, and have blue eyes.

tl;dr

Albinism in horses is neither fatal, nor existent.

Sorry, but it's a slight pet-peeve of mine when people say "albino horse"... I've done the research enough to know, and have gone through numerous pictures to check.

[Alexander]

http://cowboyfrank.net/fortvalley/breed ... Albino.htm
Shows a little more info about 'albino horses' in the first paragraph.

[Ayashe]

:c No monsters are spawning outside my house in Terraria anymore. I thought it was just because I have the Nurse, Guide, Merchant, and Demolitionist moved in, but I thought it was only supposed to decrease the spawn rate. Not completely deplete it...

[Alexander]

Yeah the more NPCs you have around the less the monsters show up. In one of my worlds I have a complete hotel set up with all the NPCs. No monsters are ever there unless it's a Blood Moon. You'll just have to venture out further to find zombies. xD

[Darkmoon]

:c i be nervous about my pericing at Clair's tomrrow.
Gotta love being a wuss to having something driven through your ear After my 6 ish weeks are up imma get these http://i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/235940 ... w_Blue.jpg yes no maybe so?

[nikikay]

Alright, so I spied someone say "albino mustang" in the role-play section. I don't know who, just for the record... BUT. I have to fix it, I'm sorry but I have to. D: I apologize beforehand.
Now then. Where to start...

Albinism is when an animal lacks pigmentation, resulting in red eyes, pink skin, and white fur. Exceptions are reptiles and birds, where their markings may be a yellow color. Animals are only a true albino when they show these traits; an animal is not a true albino if it has blue eyes. Now, certainly, I have no doubt that there are various genes that could affect, say, eye-color, and cause an albino's eyes to be blue. However, I have concluded that an animal is only a "true albino" if it has the red eyes, pink skin, and white fur, NO exceptions for a true albino. I also feel that it's a bit ridiculous to call an animal an albino when it clearly has blue eyes just because of the genetic potential, while albinos are known for their red eyes, pink skin, and white fur... even if it's possible, it is the known image. When you prove it's an albino via genetics, okay then, but others... please no. D:

Now, just to clear this up as well - there are numerous other conditions. Leucism is similar in that the animals can appear completely white, however, have their natural eye-color. They can also appear "piebald," where there are patches of white and their natural color. White lions are not albinos, but are leucistic.

This said.

Albinism in horses has NEVER been recorded or proven. It is very typical for people to confuse various coat colors for an albino due to their pink skin and light hair. However, the fact remains that albinism in horses has not yet been found. The two typical horse colors that can be mistaken are cremellos, which is a very light, creme colored horse with pink skin, and a "true white" horse, which is itself a rare color; white fur and pink skin, though they have dark, and sometimes blue, eye-color.

The "lethal white syndrome" that can occur from breeding frame overo horses is when a foal is born who is not properly "put together," and is missing a vital parts of its body that helps it live. The foal will die in less than a week. They are born with a pink skin and white fur. However, these also are not albinos, like many people insist, and have blue eyes.

tl;dr

Albinism in horses is neither fatal, nor existent.

Sorry, but it's a slight pet-peeve of mine when people say "albino horse"... I've done the research enough to know, and have gone through numerous pictures to check.

There is actually something that is similar the albinism, but its when the animal is all white with black eyes, nose, and black skin. It's like mono something. I cant remember.

[Quagga]

Melanism? xD

[SouthernStar]

Tell your friend's secret and you'll lose their trust.. forever....ever....ever.....ever.....ever.....ever.....ever....ever.....ever.............

[Døøm Dragøn]

Tell your friend's secret and you'll lose their trust.. forever....ever....ever.....ever.....ever.....ever.....ever....ever.....ever.............

Really?...I had no idea.

[SouthernStar]

Kitten fight! *Throws kitten in face*