MM Julian
We bow to your superior knowledge. She really does look like a miniture
badger. The lighter color around her eyes extends along her cheeks and lower
muzzle. Quite pretty infact. Thanks for your input.
BB
Kathwynn, Cecelia and MossFlower clan
>From: Julian and Jackie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Julian and Jackie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: a puzzle for the list
>Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 16:44:28 +0000
>
>Kathwynn Sunfire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
> >MM
> >
> >One of our females [Pewter] who we have been thinking is a lilac may not
>be.
> >She has molted and the result is a very distict and different pattern
>then
> >we have seen in any picture thus far. She has developed a much lighter
>fur
> >around her eyes and has a white chin and narrow white stripe down the
> >underside of her neck. Her front paws may also be white but it is a bit
> >difficult to tell, and her tail is certainly much lighter than the rest
>of
> >her. We do have another lilac that we have used to compare. The darker
>fur
> >on her back and head comes to a point down her nose giving her a badger
>like
> >appearance. She is the mate of an argenti cream [Copper] and has had
> >consistantly small litters [usually 4]. She is, in fact, the mom of our
> >little only pup Dibbon.
> >
> >Any ideas??? further questions??? What could her genetics be? Her pups,
>so
> >far have been either argenti cream, or ??? [lilac in color anyway] in a
>50 -
> >50 ratio.
>
>
>What you describe sounds very typical of a lilac. They often change
>shade and develop patterns when moulting.
>
>
>--
>Julian
>
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