# @nextshark on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Bx5W8PHb8
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- **Posted:** 2024-03-27T18:33:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NextShark (@nextshark) — https://gondola.cc/nextshark

## Caption

Chinese scientists have unlocked the genetic mystery behind the brown-and-white giant panda, a rare variation found only in China’s Qinling Mountains.⁠
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Researchers have been fascinated by this unique fur color variation since the discovery of Dandan, a female brown-and-white panda, in 1985.⁠
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The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this month, found that a natural genetic variation is causing the distinctive brown hue.⁠
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