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A white deer from species such as fallow deer, roe deer, white-tailed deer, black-tailed deer, or rusa, is instead referred to as a “white buck” or “white doe”. The all-white coloration is the result of leucism , a condition that causes hair and skin to lose its natural pigmentation.
A gilded wooden figurine of a deer from the Pazyryk burials, 5th century BC. Deer have significant roles in the mythology of various peoples located all over the world, such as object of worship, the incarnation of deities, the object of heroic quests and deeds, or as magical disguise or enchantment/curse for princesses and princes in many folk and fairy tales.
Apr. 17—A few weeks back, after sharing a photo of a partly white — or piebald — deer, I predicted that we'd likely have a few more submissions of piebald animals in the coming days. That's ...
A piebald mare. In British English piebald (black and white) and skewbald (white and any colour other than black) are together known as coloured.In North American English, the term for this colouring pattern is pinto, with the specialized term "paint" referring specifically to a breed of horse with American Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred bloodlines in addition to being spotted, whereas pinto ...
Neither deer nor ash trees are native to Iceland. In Norse mythology, four stags or harts (male red deer) eat among the branches of the world tree Yggdrasill. According to the Poetic Edda, the stags crane their necks upward to chomp at the branches. The morning dew gathers in their horns and forms the rivers of the world.
Deer Woman, sometimes known as the Deer Lady, is a spirit in Native American mythology whose associations and qualities vary, depending on situation and relationships. . Generally, however, to men who have harmed women and children, she is vengeful and murderous and known to lure these men to their d
Piebald deer: Unusual deer, fox find home in northeastern Pennsylvania Soon the hunters met with the farm owner to show him the deer. Other hunters on the property also joined in the celebration.
The Deer Goddess of Ancient Siberia. New York: E.J. Brill. Lincoln, W. Bruce (1994). The Conquest of a Continent: Siberia and the Russians. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Malandra, W. W. (1967). "The Concept of Movement in History of Religions: A Religio-Historical Study of Reindeer in the Spiritual Life of North Eurasian Peoples". Numen. 14 ...