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All things green, outdoors, and nature-y. Whether it's animals in their natural habitat, hiking trails and mountains, or planting a little garden for yourself (and everything in between), you can talk about it here.

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About a year ago, I saw a piebald deer in the woods next to my house (self.greenspace)

submitted 2 years ago by mcpheeandme to c/[email protected]

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The post about the melanistic groundhog promoted me to share this photo.

I had no idea what piebaldism was or how rare it was to see a deer with it. I'm not sure if the stats online are correct, but they suggest about 2 percent of whitetail deer have it.

Again, not sure if this is accurate, but I read somewhere that indigenous groups believed piebald deer were signs that a big change was coming. I just had my first kid before seeing this, so that definitely tracked.

Anyway, really cool sighting. My wife spotted the same deer later that summer. We haven't seen any since.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

What a beautiful animal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's sick. Not quite the same but reminds me of these two albino squirrels that lived in my childhood neighborhood. They stuck around for a surprisingly long time.

[–] mcpheeandme 2 points 2 years ago

Love that. It must've been extra cool because you were young.

[–] tmcgh 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's so cool! Hope you get to see it again!

[–] mcpheeandme 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you! Feel super lucky, especially because I'm in a town that's overdeveloped.