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For those of you who don't know, vitiligo is a harmless long-term skin disorder characterized by white patches that appear on different parts of the body. This happens because the body's immune system attacks and destroys the skin cells that make color (called melanocytes).

Around one percent of the world's population (approximately 50 million people) are thought to have vitiligo, including between two to five million in the US alone, and although it's more common in humans, it can also occur in animals as well. Take a look at the pictures below to see what we mean. Compiled by Bored Panda, the list includes everything from cats, dogs and birds to snakes and even giraffes! Don't forget to vote for your favorite.

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Sam T Godfrey
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dang kids with their snowballs, and I was dreaming of the rain forests...

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Susann Campbell
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tell your love there to stop kissing your face until the color comes back.

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Oliver Hunt
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1st Lion: "When I find who threw that flour bomb at me..." 2nd Lion: "Bob just leave it, I'm bored of this now"

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Saisanti Xiong
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then one becomes all white and perfectly adapted to hunting in the snowy conditions.

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Robert Buxwin
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is where Siegfried and Roy got their lions. This one was only partly done when they retired.

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, that's a pretty cat. Gentleman, I believe. :) He even has a Magnum-mustache, but in negative image lol.

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Ema Sklepic
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought his tounge was out! :D ^^ he looks so cute with those little dots :)

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