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Leucistic Fallow deer in Scotland

29/07/2008 17:33:52 news/leucistic_fallow_deer_Mark_Roach

July 2008. One of our readers, Mark Roach, saw this deer while on holiday in Scotland.

Leucism (or Leukism)
Leucism 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.

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Our thanks to Mark Roach for this picture.

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