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A German shepherd, in North Carolina, has given birth to a puppy whose fur is a bright shade of green. The unusual puppy was born alongside seven other pups, which came out a normal color. The dog named Gypsy was in labour for three hours, Shana Stamey, her owner, told local news station WLOS.
Shana, 35, was looking after Gypsy while she was giving birth on January 10 when she noticed a green puppy pop out.
“I started freaking out because it was green,” Shana, from Canton, North Carolina, explained.
“As Gypsy is doing her job getting him cleaned up, he was crying and looked bright neon lime green.”
The puppy’s strange hue may have been caused by “meconium”, the earliest stool produced by an infant dog, in the mother’s womb.
Previous reports have suggested a pigment within the meconium can stain dogs’ coats before birth.
“The puppy’s green hue is likely to have been caused by meconium, a puppy’s first faeces…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
