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caddyman ([personal profile] caddyman) wrote2003-07-21 11:22 pm

It must be true....

...because Reuters said so.

Purple Polar Bear

Fourteen-year-old female polar bear, named 'Pelusa' stands in her cage in the Mendoza Zoo, 1100 kilometers northwest of Buenos Aires, July 18, 2003. Normally white, Pelusa turned violet after veterinarians administered a medicine to treat her for a skin condition. Her veterinarians said her coat should turn normal again within a month. REUTERS/Str

I mean, they wouldn't lie to me, right?

[identity profile] rotwang.livejournal.com 2003-07-22 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
There are several more shots of her in the "Related Slideshow" off the Reuters page, so someone has gone to some trouble if it is fake.

[identity profile] littleonions.livejournal.com 2003-07-22 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
She does look great though, better than poo stained off white that captive bears normally are.