Albino Fawn
6/14/05, 09:31 AM
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this deer was supposeably found in Pearl MS.
Some Information About Albino, White, And Piebald Deer
There is a difference between an albino deer and a white deer. An albino deer is solid white, has pink eyes and nose, and greyish colored hooves. A white deer is solid white but has normal colored eyes, nose and hooves. A piebald deer has some amount of white, but not 100% white, and has normal pigment in their eyes, nose, and hooves.
Albino deer births are estimated in statistical studies to be 1 in 30,000. Albino fawns rarely reach adulthood due to preditors. Besides the fact that they are solid white and cannot conceal themselves in their environment, they also usually have one or more of the following genetic problems: Poor eyesight, poor hearing, and deformities of their feet and legs. This is also the reason that adult albino deer have a life expectancy of only 3 to 4 years. They make an easy target for both hunters and preditors. In order for an albino fawn to be born, both parents must be albino, or if both parents carry the albino gene (they would be normally colored) they have a 1 in 4 chance of producing a fawn that is albino.
Some Information About Albino, White, And Piebald Deer
There is a difference between an albino deer and a white deer. An albino deer is solid white, has pink eyes and nose, and greyish colored hooves. A white deer is solid white but has normal colored eyes, nose and hooves. A piebald deer has some amount of white, but not 100% white, and has normal pigment in their eyes, nose, and hooves.
Albino deer births are estimated in statistical studies to be 1 in 30,000. Albino fawns rarely reach adulthood due to preditors. Besides the fact that they are solid white and cannot conceal themselves in their environment, they also usually have one or more of the following genetic problems: Poor eyesight, poor hearing, and deformities of their feet and legs. This is also the reason that adult albino deer have a life expectancy of only 3 to 4 years. They make an easy target for both hunters and preditors. In order for an albino fawn to be born, both parents must be albino, or if both parents carry the albino gene (they would be normally colored) they have a 1 in 4 chance of producing a fawn that is albino.
6/14/05, 10:23 AM
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Afew years ago we had one here in Chico California. I used to play a lot of golf back then and there are many deer on the golf course located next to a woods and a stream. Saw it for about 5 weeks and then it disappeared. 
6/14/05, 10:45 AM
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We have the albino Gators in LA, at the AUDUBON ZOO
and of course they have the famous (and my personal favorites) the WHITE TIGERS
and of course they have the famous (and my personal favorites) the WHITE TIGERS
6/14/05, 11:16 AM
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That gator is cool looking...never seen an albino gator before. My parents had a half albino deer on thier land once, it's front half was white and rear half was brown, it hung around for a couple years then disappeared.
6/16/05, 02:27 PM
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Originally posted by wildstanglx90@June 14, 2005, 11:19 AM
That gator is cool looking...never seen an albino gator before. My parents had a half albino deer on thier land once, it's front half was white and rear half was brown, it hung around for a couple years then disappeared.
That gator is cool looking...never seen an albino gator before. My parents had a half albino deer on thier land once, it's front half was white and rear half was brown, it hung around for a couple years then disappeared.
there have been quite a few albino gators, the zoo has even sent some to other zoos in the US. Never saw one in the wild, though.
Not surprising that deer turned up missing... they say b/c they stand out so much, they usually dont last
