a dog puppy born with green fur in Italy

Earlier this month, Bellucci's dog Spasia gave birth to a litter of five puppies, four of which were white like their mixed-breed mother. The last, a male, was covered in green fur.

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Italian farmer Cristian Mallocci could not believe his eyes when Spelacchia, one of his eight dogs, gave birth to a green-furred puppy.

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It is extremely rare for a dog to be born with green fur. It is believed that this happens when yellow puppies have contact with a green pigment in their mother's womb called bilivardine. This is the same pigment that causes green color in wounds.

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