A North Carolina family couldn't believe their eyes when their white German Shepherd gave birth to a green puppy. The Stamey family in Canton were happy when their dog gave birth to a litter of puppies on January 10, but were puzzled on seeing the green one. The dog gave birth to eight puppies in total, and the fourth one looked odd. And they obviously named in Hulk! Photos of the puppy being shared online show one of the pups in lime colour while the rest is white and black. Instagram Star Pet, Oliver the Dog Is so Cute That He Is Always Mistaken for a Fluffy Teddy Bear!

Stamey said, "Hulk! It was lime green. He was super mad. So, yeah, he became Hulk. We thought about Gremlin, yeah, Pistachio. We call him Mr Green sometimes." She added, "The sack that they're in when they're in their mom, there can be meconium in there and that tends to stain them." Reportedly, according to Suzanne Cianciulli, a veterinarian technician at Junaluska Animal Hospital said that the animal got the colour from his mother's sack.

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Meconium is an infant mammal's earliest stool which is especially potent on white fur. Another reason for green puppies is a green bile pigment called Biliverdin which is found in the placenta of dogs. Stamey said, "I knew it wasn't like harmful. But I still had to look it up again to make sure." She added, "Mom licks it away until I bathe it and then, I guess after a couple of weeks, it will finally like to fade out." It is believed that the green colour will naturally fade from Hulk's fur as he is bathed over the course of the next few weeks.

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