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09/07/2005 08:56:07 PM · #1 |
I saw this just this morning before work. I know the picture is a bit fuzzy, but I figured I would share.
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09/07/2005 08:57:36 PM · #2 |
| That's funky. Never seen something like that before. Gonna be a pain to hide in the bush like that. |
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09/07/2005 09:01:48 PM · #3 |
Greetings,
Great capture, We used to have one of these a doe, around here, I would see her 2 or 3 times a week working, but unfortunately after about a year or 2 of watching her she was hit and killed by a tourist flying down a back road (another reason to hate tourists) she had dropped a fawn the year before, but the fawn unfortunatley was not an albino, rumor has it there is a 2nd albino deer in the area as well, but I have never seen it, I hope to some day as the native americans around these parts believe seeing one was a sign of good luck.
Mike
//www.mikefairbanks.com
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09/07/2005 09:09:57 PM · #4 |
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09/07/2005 09:30:32 PM · #5 |
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09/07/2005 09:51:01 PM · #6 |
Here are a couple more.
Message edited by author 2005-09-07 21:52:30. |
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09/07/2005 10:09:50 PM · #7 |
:-) My father used to work at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago Illinois, where they have white deer, though they're not albino (//www.anl.gov/Science_and_Technology/Virtual_Tour/deer.htm)
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09/07/2005 10:13:08 PM · #8 |
| Great shot, it is amazing. I think its awesome you got both deer's in the shot to see how striking the albino is. |
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09/07/2005 10:16:35 PM · #9 |
Wow, Thanks for sharing. Never knew there was albino deer.
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09/07/2005 10:21:06 PM · #10 |
Here's some info I found by googling "albino whitetail deer"....
Albino: Among the questions most often asked are "What causes some deer to be albinos?" "How common are they?" "Are they protected?" and "Can they reproduce?" Albinism is a recessive trait found in mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and even plants. These plants and animals do not have the gene for normal coloration and do not produce the enzyme responsible for skin, hair and tissue coloration. Albinism is the total absence of body pigment. The eyes of an albino are pink, because blood vessels behind the lenses show through the unpigmented irises. As you might guess, albinism is not a desirable trait for either predators or prey species. Being totally white year-round makes concealment difficult. Also, many albinos have poor eyesight. In the game of life, where survival of the fittest is the rule, albinos have a strike against them from the start. Perhaps that is why albinos are rare.Because albinism is a recessive trait, both parents must carry the gene before it can occur in their offspring. An albino deer bred to another albino would have only albinos. An albino bred to a normal deer with no recessive genes for albinism would produce all normally pigmented deer. Offspring from this cross would carry the recessive gene for albinism but would be normally colored. When carriers of albinism breed there is a one-in-four chance they will produce an albino fawn. Recessive genetic traits typically become less common unless they confer a survival advantage or are artificially enhanced through selective breeding. Based on hunter reports, about one deer in 30,000 is an albino. Not all white deer are true albinos. Some white whitetails have normally pigmented noses, eyes and hooves. This is a genetic mutation for hair color but not other pigments.
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09/07/2005 10:23:28 PM · #11 |
Here is mine.
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09/07/2005 10:27:04 PM · #12 |
| Wow! I'm glad you posted these! I've seen a couple over at the US EPA's campus here in NC. I never got a good look because they've always been running! ha |
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09/07/2005 11:17:16 PM · #13 |
I've seen a lot of albino doe, but have yet to see an albino buck. Others that I hunt with have seen the buck. I guess I haven't been lucky enough. Most hunters in our area believe killing an albino brings years of bad luck in regards to hunting.
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09/08/2005 12:32:25 AM · #14 |
For many years there was an albino deer living in the hills/bluffs on the South side of Mission Valley (a major urban cut, hotels and car dealers and such) in San Diego. I saw it several times, but never with a camera to hand. Eerie-looking animaks. Nice capture!
Robt.
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