One of Mother Natureโs surprises of this kind recently fell into the hands of this one particular Italian farmer named Cristian Mallocci.
Apparently, Cristianโs doggy Spelacchia gave birth to five puppies and one of them happened to have green fur. Yes, you read this correctly.
This uniquely colored pupper was born on a farm located on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia
This tiny cutie was immediately named Pistachio to reflect his unusual coat. All four of Pistachioโs siblings had white fur, the same color as their mother, who is a mixed-breed dog.
Turns out, while Pistachioโs brothers and sisters will be given away to new homes, the owner is planning on keeping this green fluffy boy on his farm and training him to look after the sheep along with his mother.
The doggy was immediately named Pistachio
Needless to say, itโs quite unusual for a dog to be born with green fur. There are two natural ways for this to happen. It is believed to occur when a doggy with light-colored fur gets stained by the โmeconiumโ in the motherโs wombโthe earliest stool produced by an infant animal. The green color can also be caused by a green pigment in the motherโs womb called biliverdin.
This rare phenomenon can be caused by the green pigment in the motherโs womb
Unfortunately, this green color wonโt last forever. The owner told Reuters that itโs already starting to fade and will continue to do so until itโs completely gone.
The color wonโt last forever and is already starting to fade
Hereโs what people on the interwebs are saying about the adorable Pistachio
