Have Had A Few Different Zebras
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 1:34 am
Wanted to show a few photos I have of my zebra finches where they looked a bit...unusual.
Lucky is my first pied zebra finch I've ever owned. There have been one or two occasions where the little white spot on his foreheard looked like a lightning bolt. He used to have crooked tail feathers but not for awhile lately. He also has a strange voice; my dad always thought Lucky's happy song sounds broken. When he makes his usual beeps, it either sounds like a "merp" when it's soft, "ba-deep" when louder.
Snow White was the biggest oddball of all; in fact, her name clearly defined her. Up until her, I did not know there was such a thing as zebra finches that are either all or mostly white. Yes, I have heard of albino zebra finches, but there has yet to be a confirmation. In her case, the only thing that wasn't white were the black stripes on her tail and over the years, her head was looking a bit more silver.
On my last photo, Junior may look like a normal bird, but he does have one abnormality which I think it could likely be a genetic disorder. It is kinda hard to tell but on his right foot, his longest toe never grew out a talon and it's slightly shorter than his other toe. Also, this toe sticks upward when he's in a relaxed pose on a perch. You can say when looking at his toe this way, he's flipping the bird. See the pun there? No offense at all. I still think it's adorable.
I have seen pictures of animals that either have an extra limb or is missing one. Even one time, I saw a lizard with a missing hind leg, which didn't look like it came from an attack. I never saw anything that looked like the leg had a bloody end; it was all closed. It must've felt harder to try to climb up with only three legs but this guy made it possible. I only saw it one time though so dunno what happened to it.
Lucky is my first pied zebra finch I've ever owned. There have been one or two occasions where the little white spot on his foreheard looked like a lightning bolt. He used to have crooked tail feathers but not for awhile lately. He also has a strange voice; my dad always thought Lucky's happy song sounds broken. When he makes his usual beeps, it either sounds like a "merp" when it's soft, "ba-deep" when louder.
Snow White was the biggest oddball of all; in fact, her name clearly defined her. Up until her, I did not know there was such a thing as zebra finches that are either all or mostly white. Yes, I have heard of albino zebra finches, but there has yet to be a confirmation. In her case, the only thing that wasn't white were the black stripes on her tail and over the years, her head was looking a bit more silver.
On my last photo, Junior may look like a normal bird, but he does have one abnormality which I think it could likely be a genetic disorder. It is kinda hard to tell but on his right foot, his longest toe never grew out a talon and it's slightly shorter than his other toe. Also, this toe sticks upward when he's in a relaxed pose on a perch. You can say when looking at his toe this way, he's flipping the bird. See the pun there? No offense at all. I still think it's adorable.
I have seen pictures of animals that either have an extra limb or is missing one. Even one time, I saw a lizard with a missing hind leg, which didn't look like it came from an attack. I never saw anything that looked like the leg had a bloody end; it was all closed. It must've felt harder to try to climb up with only three legs but this guy made it possible. I only saw it one time though so dunno what happened to it.
