Purple bear

JamesM

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It's a polar bear that's turned purple. Call me unforgivably cynical, but I can't help having my doubts about this story.

Nonetheless, Sky News has one picture and Ananova has another.

In that last picture, those bars on the right look strangely purple themselves.

On a similar note, there is a story culled from a British newspaper (which one, I don't remember) that appeared in a very early issue of Fortean Times (1973ish), that reported a white cockatoo or parrot that supposedly turned blue after medication - it was also supposed to have turned blue overnight. Unfortunately, there is a 30-year gap in my "bizarre animal colour incident" files.
 
They probably tried to dye its fur brown to make it a grizzly but they screwed up the recipe so it ended up purple, kinda like that old man I saw in the subway this morning.
 
Purple bears are cool and all, but these are much cooler...

http://www.worth1000.com/

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It may be a true story, but the pictures look totally fake.. And not even good fakes..

The first picture looks black and white with a purple bear.

The 2nd has a scattering of purple objects that are not part of the bear..


Also I don't believe that meds taken internally will transfer to, or affect the color of external hair shafts.
 
Diogenes, just to say it, I think Flamingoes are pink because of what they ingest.
 
c0rbin said:
Diogenes, just to say it, I think Flamingoes are pink because of what they ingest.
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Yes but that is a result of eating whatever it is, while the feathers are forming. Not after they have emerged.

The structure of feathers seems somewhat different than hair. However, I wil gladly defer to anyone with more expertise, of which I have none, in this matter..
 
Diogenes said:
It may be a true story, but the pictures look totally fake.. And not even good fakes..

The first picture looks black and white with a purple bear.

The 2nd has a scattering of purple objects that are not part of the bear..


Also I don't believe that meds taken internally will transfer to, or affect the color of external hair shafts.
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The article I read said

"At the moment and for a few days longer Pelusa will look purple because we've applied an ointment as a treatment for skin problems," said veterinarian Julio Alvarez. "This has been used in the past and sometimes it's even used in human medicine."
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So it's not "meds taken internally".
 
Its called gentian (sp?) violet. Quite a common vet antiseptic- at least it was a while back.

Applied externally of course.
 
Diogenes said:

Also I don't believe that meds taken internally will transfer to, or affect the color of external hair shafts.
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I didn't see in either article where the meds were described as taken internally. If they were applied to the skin (it said they were treating a skin condition) it could simply be the color of the medication.
 
I took some medication once that turned everyone else purple.

They got better by the next day.
 
jimlintott said:
I took some medication once that turned everyone else purple.

They got better by the next day.
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I must have taken the same stuff, except they were all kinds of colours and all kinda melting and morphing and looked a bit cartoony. They all got better about 12 hours later though.........
 
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