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Rare Albino Deer Caught On Camera

Posted by Editor on 02/05/2010

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

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dumbo226 about 1 hour later:

omg dat is sooooooooooo cool
En Yu about 7 hours later:

I wish i can have 1 too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE SOOOOOOOO COOL!
Mika and Nell about 10 hours later:

Weird! and awesome
niki about 10 hours later:

I LOVE THIS WEBSITE SOO MUCH.I ONLY NEED IT FOR MY CYRRENT EVENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saif about 22 hours later:

man this is really rare. i wish to keep 1
smilygirl762 about 23 hours later:

i realy hope he survives. i wish i had one
Me 1 day later:

So adorable!
peacelovehappiness 1 day later:

ohmigosh! its soooo cute!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 day later:

NEVER SEE THIS EVERY DAY
Sara 2 days later:

I never saw a deer before!
Cool Guy 2 days later:

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?
gigi 2 days later:

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
pppppppp 2 days later:

thats freaky duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude
tyu 2 days later:

dat is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo unbeliveable
vffdhvhdjc 2 days later:

i never knew there were white deer!
lulu 2 days later:

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
ttthhhhh 2 days later:

they are so cute
Dude 2 days later:

I have never seen a wight deer.
White Rose 2 days later:

omg omg omg an albino deer??? I tink dat is unbelievable. Reeely cool.
White Rose 2 days later:

omg I want to keep a deer, and an albino one would be cool. But- I dunno wat deers eat. Oh well.
White Rose 2 days later:

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Mr.hun 4 days later:

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
mis: a 5 days later:

i knew that there is also white deer
abby 5 days later:

wow this is awesome
gage 6 days later:

wow that is a cool deer
alliopbyt 6 days later:

nick jonas is soo hot i agree
alliopbyt 6 days later:

sorry im a girl just clicked the wrong thing
alliopbyt 6 days later:

and did it again
CaRtEr :] 6 days later:

this is coool :]
fatdude 8 days later:

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dada 8 days later:

wow albinos, the are such a cutie they look cool
Cutie 10 days later:

Cute! White and Fluffy!
Popular 11 days later:

YOU KNOW WHO I dont like... NICK JONAS
LuLu 11 days later:

i hope bambi lives
123456 11 days later:

It's soo not fair. I would never see or find a rare animal. Thats why I want to be a scientist.
Skippy peanut butter is my name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 11 days later:

hay that is awesome i see a lot of dear but not those kind thats rare!!!!!
peace 13 days later:

It is beautiful,one of a kind,easily to remember,special,different.
bong 16 days later:

so creepy but so cool
Natalie 18 days later:

that is the coolest deer I have ever seen!!! but we have some in our backyard so. But there still cool!!!!
DS 24 days later:

That is so cute!!
cat 26 days later:

i have seen one be4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
me about 1 month later:

nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
caro about 1 month later:

coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
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Bubbles about 1 month later:

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.