Thursday, December 9, 2010

Ghost in the Forest



This is one of the odder things I've seen in awhile.

From KQED and NPR...
Pale ghosts that hide amidst their gigantic siblings, only a few dozen Albino redwood trees are known to exist. They are genetic mutants that lack the chlorophyll needed for photosynthesis-- how and why they survive is a scientific mystery.

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