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To: NIKK

Curious....

Do you know where that picture was taken?
Interesting colors on the deer.


4,626 posted on 01/30/2020 7:04:34 AM PST by deport
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To: deport

https://twitter.com/planetpng/status/1222848243069018114

I’m reading the comments....What Is A Piebald Deer? Contrary to popular belief, a piebald deer is not a cross between a normal whitetail deer and an albino. The origin of the word “piebald” comes from “pie” meaning “mixed up”, and “bald” meaning “having a white spot”.
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I’ve seen reports that less than 2 percent of deer are piebalds, which is rare but still more common than completely albino whitetails. Piebaldism is a recessive trait; it is believed that both parents must carry the recessive gene for there to be a chance that they will produce piebald fawns.
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The piebald coloring is due to a genetic abnormality that leads to a lack of pigmentation in patches around the body. Piebaldism is a recessive trait; therefore, both parents must carry the recessive gene for there to be a chance that they will produce a piebald fawn. All of which makes this condition extremely rare, affecting less than two percent of the white-tailed deer population.
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NIKK..I came across a rare farm that has them but it seems they would be most anywhere there’s deer.


4,635 posted on 01/30/2020 7:24:26 AM PST by STARLIT (I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.)
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