Why do Dalmatians get their spots only after they're born?
Spot Timer Mystery
Why do Dalmatians get their spots only after they're born?
Picture a puppy so white it looks like a little cloud with legs. That's a newborn Dalmatian — completely spotless. No polka dots, no freckles, nothing. Just pink skin under pure white fur. But wait a couple weeks, and magic starts to happen.
The spots aren't magic, of course — they're instructions written in the puppy's DNA. Every Dalmatian is born with a genetic recipe that says "make black spots" or "make liver-brown spots." The instructions are there from day one. So why don't the spots show up right away?
