a cow with a mouse-shaped marking on its head

Wacky Weekend: Animal Markings

Sometimes the colors and shapes on an animal’s body can give it a unique look. Check out these photos of cats, dogs, and other animals with bizarre markings!

MOUSE MEETS COW: Minnie, a calf in Cambridgeshire, England, got her name for the mouse-shaped mark on her forehead.
Photograph by ASSOCIATED PRESS
<i>LITTLE PENGUIN, BIG HEART: </i>With a heart-shaped patch on its chest, this emperor penguin chick in Antarctica probably gets a lot of love from the rest of the colony.<br>
LITTLE PENGUIN, BIG HEART: With a heart-shaped patch on its chest, this emperor penguin chick in Antarctica probably gets a lot of love from the rest of the colony.
Photograph by Caters News Agency

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