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However, this is not always the case and many albino animals do not have pink pupils. [9] The common belief that all albinos have pink pupils results in many albinos being incorrectly labeled as 'leucistic'. The neural crest disorders that cause leucism do not result in pink pupils and therefore most leucistic animals have normally colored eyes.
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.
Seneca white deer inside the depot. The Seneca white deer are a rare herd of deer living within the confines of the former Seneca Army Depot in Seneca County, New York.When the 10,600-acre (43 km 2) depot was created in 1941, a 24-mile (39 km) fence was erected around its perimeter, isolating a small herd of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), some of which had white coats.
A rare piebald deer has been spotted in the yard of a south Salem family. These deer have a genetic trait that causes the unique color along with frequent skeletal abnormalities and dwarfism.
This means all albino and some piebald deer are protected. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: See video of a rare 'albino' buck spotted in East Troy this weekend.
USA TODAY reports: "In a December 2013 report published by USA TODAY, Wisconsin naturalist John Bates, co-author of "White Deer: Ghosts of the Forest," said albino deer are born once in about ...
Familiar albino animals include in-bred strains of laboratory animals (rats, mice and rabbits), but populations of naturally occurring albino animals exist in the wild, e.g., Mexican cave tetra. Albinism is a well-recognized phenomenon in molluscs, both in the shell and in the soft parts.
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.