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18. I'm surprised the deer lived to reproduction age.

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 07:39 PM

16 hrs ago

Being white should be a trait that natural selection would not reward.

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Hi all. I saw a white deer with two white fawns [View all] johnnyfins 19 hrs ago OP

Maybe identical twins? I would think getting GPV 19 hrs ago #1

A story about the white deer of Argonne National Laboratory Cadfael 19 hrs ago #2

I remeber this from elementry school Lochloosa 18 hrs ago #3

Were they wearing sailor-style school uniforms? TrunKated 18 hrs ago #4

haha. johnnyfins 18 hrs ago #7

Wow 😳 MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #5

i was driving so no pics. sorry. johnnyfins 18 hrs ago #8

It's okay 👍 MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #9

There is a small herd of them in Wisconsin... 2naSalit 18 hrs ago #6

Very cool photos... GiqueCee 17 hrs ago #14

Wow sammythecat 8 hrs ago #24

I was on a trail in the driftless region of Illinois Stacey Grove 18 hrs ago #10

Gowing up there was an albino white tail on our farm. About 80% white. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #11

There's a herd in NY, descended from an English gift or something Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #12

White Deerskin Dance PufPuf23 17 hrs ago #13

Whoa! That highly unusual. The genes expressed in both offspring. paleotn 16 hrs ago #16

I'm surprised the deer lived to reproduction age. TomSlick 16 hrs ago #18

Sadly, they are gone. Not a happy story. LeftInTX 10 hrs ago #22

I just found this video on Facebook. Sector 001 12 hrs ago #20

Argonne National Labs near Chicago has white deer, but they're imported. LeftInTX 10 hrs ago #21

Beautiful! 🦌 💕💕 nt Raine 8 hrs ago #23