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I WOULD like to record the occurrence of a rare case of melanism. Mr. Carl Carinus, in Rhodesia, sent me the complete skin and skeleton of an adult female oribi. It was entirely black, without any trace of white or red. The female was in the company of an adult male of normal colour.
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FITZSIMONS, F. A Rare Example of Melanism. Nature 106, 830 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/106830c0
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