Posted by: Sandy Steinman | January 28, 2026

Nobody knows why this snowy owl is orange

CBC Radio reported 

Bird experts agree Creamsicle is rare — and potentially even unique  — in its colouring. But they disagree about what’s behind the orange feathers. It could be a genetic mutation, an unfortunate accident, or the work of “nefarious miscreants.”

Read on www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/orange-snowy-owl-1.7486027


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