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Albino fallow deer spotted in Lincolnshire19/10/2009 11:10:11
Albino Fallow deer seen in Lincolnshire. Photo credit G Bell. This deer, almost certainly a fallow deer, was seen and photographed by Mr G Bell in Lincolnshire. It appears to be an albino as it has pink eyes and muzzle, and he slight flecks on its coat are probably just a trick of the light. Albino deer are very unusual, and good photos of them are even rarer. Albinism, Leucism and other colour variations in animalsLeucism is a very unusual condition whereby the pigmentation cells in an animal or bird fail to develop properly. This can result in unusual white patches appearing on the animal, or, more rarely, completely white creatures. Albinism is a different condition. The easiest way to tell the difference between the two is that in albinism the eyes are usually pink or red, and albinism affects the entire animal, not just patches. Click here to see our gallery of albino and leucistic animals and birds. Albino deer - Seen in Lincolnshire by Mr G Bell.
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i live in southern part of lincoln,lincs and have spotted over 8/10 evenings and now definate seen very closely within 12 feet several small fallow? deer , quite placid , hopefully not to scared. very near main road. i believe there normal hidden route along dry riverbed being blocked/altered by making bridge, walkway solid, so cannot travel under/thru now have to try to use visible lit human footpath, near main road which is worrying if spooked by humans/dogs. can they be helped?
Posted by: andrew bevins | 13 Nov 2011 22:36:42
White is a relatively common colour in fallow deer, with colour inherited via Mendelian Genetics. They are typically born a sandy colour and go white over the first year or two, this one looks to be partly sandy.
Location and date would be nice for the records.
Chris
Lincolnshire Mammal recorder
Posted by: Chris J Manning | 02 Jun 2011 12:54:30