Rare Albino Deer Caught On Camera
Massimo Del Din and his daughter Deborah, were trekking in the woods in Belluno in the Italian Alps, when they came across a breathtaking sight - An Albino fawn, hanging out with its tan colored mother!
Fortunately for them, they were carrying a camera, and were able to get a couple of amazing pictures just as the baby deer, looked directly into the camera lens, to see where the rustling was coming from. The mother and baby soon scampered off!
Estimated to be about eight months old, the beautiful fawn has been nicknamed 'Bambi' and declared off limits to deer hunters who frequent the forests. Since killing albino deer is considered a bad omen in Italy, officials believe that hunters are more than likely to obey the ban.
However, Bambi may not be so lucky in its own world. Thanks to its startlingly white color, the fawn will make an easy target for natural predators, once the snow melts. Also, its white skin makes it more vulnerable to the harsh summer sun.
Experts estimate that only 1 in 30,000 deer suffer from albinism, a condition that is caused when the gene responsible for the coloration of skin, hair and tissue, is missing. Albino animals often have reddish-pink eyes, caused by the blood vessels that can be seen through their colorless iris. We sure hope Bambi survives, and grows to be a beautiful white adult deer.
sources: dailymail.co.uk, buckmanager.com
Comments
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omg dat is sooooooooooo cool
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I wish i can have 1 too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE SOOOOOOOO COOL!
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Weird! and awesome
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man this is really rare. i wish to keep 1
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i realy hope he survives. i wish i had one
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So adorable!
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ohmigosh! its soooo cute!
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NEVER SEE THIS EVERY DAY
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I never saw a deer before!
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I've seen albino rabbits and all but I didn't know that there was albino deer! I wonder if there is such thing as albino bear?
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that is soo ratically cool wierd and awsome at the same time i really wish i had one of those cute little i mean big things
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thats freaky duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude
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dat is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo unbeliveable
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i never knew there were white deer!
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i think they are so cute can u believe how cute the albino deers are i cant it's just so amazing i would have never known that the even ecxised if it wasn't for those italian people thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaank you
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they are so cute
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I have never seen a wight deer.
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omg omg omg an albino deer??? I tink dat is unbelievable. Reeely cool.
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omg I want to keep a deer, and an albino one would be cool. But- I dunno wat deers eat. Oh well.
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I think that is very cool and that is very rare piece of picture cause you usally don't see these type of deer very interseting
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i knew that there is also white deer
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wow this is awesome
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wow that is a cool deer
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nick jonas is soo hot i agree
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sorry im a girl just clicked the wrong thing
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and did it again
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this is coool :]
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wow albinos, the are such a cutie they look cool
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Cute! White and Fluffy!
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i hope bambi lives
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It's soo not fair. I would never see or find a rare animal. Thats why I want to be a scientist.
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hay that is awesome i see a lot of dear but not those kind thats rare!!!!!
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It is beautiful,one of a kind,easily to remember,special,different.
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so creepy but so cool
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that is the coolest deer I have ever seen!!! but we have some in our backyard so. But there still cool!!!!
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That is so cute!!
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i have seen one be4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I wish they can track the deer. Not track it to kill it, but track it so the people know where you can spot it.

