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India’s ‘Black Tigers’ Have Unusually Thick Stripes Thanks to a Genetic Mutation

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At a wildlife park in eastern India, tigers feature a variety of coat fashions. Most notably, some of the cats have very thick black stripes. Now, a team of geneticists in India and the United States have identified a genetic mutation in the tiger troupe that explains why some of them are so dark.

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Source: gizmodo.com