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Junkzoo
12-21-2006, 07:34 PM
Got this as a email from a friend, but it was forwarded so many times, i prob could not ID the original senders locale,,,but here's email i got , explaining the story,,,

A very eventful day around here... A once in many lifetimes experience!
Mark saw this lil' feller run out in front of a car, thought it was a lost baby goat. Stopped to get it, and WOW. A real Albino Whitetail Deer. Just hours old, but doing fine. No Momma deer around. Another car nearly hit it in front of Mark...

Well,, he is THE neatest thing any of us ever saw. And such a 'freak of nature', that only 1 in more than a million are even born. He took his bottle of food, followed us around the house, doing great. So, we called the Zoo & Fossil Rim, who were both interested, but we're going to send him to a Rehab farm. Maybe he will make it in captivity somewhere and be appreciated. So rare... Sure wanted to keep him tho. but, not the thing to do. And not LEGAL either ; But, here are a couple of pix to show ya. He was snow white, pink eyes, ears, nose and hooves. Kids called him POWDER. He was SO small. That is my shoe lying beside him... WOW..how cool is that??

A very eventful day around here... A once in many lifetimes experience!
Mark saw this lil' feller run out in front of a car, thought it was a lost baby goat. Stopped to get it, and WOW. A real Albino Whitetail Deer. Just hours old, but doing fine. No Momma deer around. Another car nearly hit it in front of Mark...

Well,, he is THE neatest thing any of us ever saw. And such a 'freak of nature', that only 1 in more than a million are even born. He took his bottle of food, followed us around the house, doing great. So, we called the Zoo & Fossil Rim, who were both interested, but we're going to send him to a Rehab farm. Maybe he will make it in captivity somewhere and be appreciated. So rare... Sure wanted to keep him tho. but, not the thing to do. And not LEGAL either ; But, here are a couple of pix to show ya. He was snow white, pink eyes, ears, nose and hooves. Kids called him POWDER. He was SO small. That is my shoe lying beside him... WOW..how cool is that??

A very eventful day around here... A once in many lifetimes experience!
Mark saw this lil' feller run out in front of a car, thought it was a lost baby goat. Stopped to get it, and WOW. A real Albino Whitetail Deer. Just hours old, but doing fine. No Momma deer around. Another car nearly hit it in front of Mark...

Well,, he is THE neatest thing any of us ever saw. And such a 'freak of nature', that only 1 in more than a million are even born. He took his bottle of food, followed us around the house, doing great. So, we called the Zoo & Fossil Rim, who were both interested, but we're going to send him to a Rehab farm. Maybe he will make it in captivity somewhere and be appreciated. So rare... Sure wanted to keep him tho. but, not the thing to do. And not LEGAL either ; But, here are a couple of pix to show ya. He was snow white, pink eyes, ears, nose and hooves. Kids called him POWDER. He was SO small. That is my shoe lying beside him... WOW..how cool is that??
A very eventful day around here... A once in many lifetimes experience!
Mark saw this lil' feller run out in front of a car, thought it was a lost baby goat. Stopped to get it, and WOW. A real Albino Whitetail Deer. Just hours old, but doing fine. No Momma deer around. Another car nearly hit it in front of Mark...

Well,, he is THE neatest thing any of us ever saw. And such a 'freak of nature', that only 1 in more than a million are even born. He took his bottle of food, followed us around the house, doing great. So, we called the Zoo & Fossil Rim, who were both interested, but we're going to send him to a Rehab farm. Maybe he will make it in captivity somewhere and be appreciated. So rare... Sure wanted to keep him tho. but, not the thing to do. And not LEGAL either ; But, here are a couple of pix to show ya. He was snow white, pink eyes, ears, nose and hooves. Kids called him POWDER. He was SO small. That is my shoe lying beside him... WOW..how cool is that??

chacha
12-22-2006, 08:45 PM
Wow, he is beautiful. I sure hope he does well. Thanks for the pics.

parrotgirl
12-23-2006, 06:46 AM
He is a real beauty for sure. So glad that he's doing okay, I hope that he can have a long and happy life at the Rehab farm.

Junkzoo
12-23-2006, 10:18 AM
Yup, it looks like the lil fella/gal is quite content being in the house,,,prob had been thru a lot in it's short life so far,,and prob can sense that the people fostering it currently , mean it no harm,,,,,:wub: .
I've seen on TV , some people have "tame" deer in their homes(prob not legal,maybe the locale that i've seen the story, it is, or the situation: bonded to humans, or a injury/defect makes it not wise to release it into the wild)
Most times a albino animal does not survive long in the wild, due to it's lack of normal coloration/. camouflage, making it easier for predators to find it easily,,so taking it to a sanctuary is probably the best place for this lil fawn,,,

Shirley
12-23-2006, 11:42 AM
That's adorable, Jeff! So is it a pet now? With the albino eyes and pale nose, I think it would need to be someone's pet to stay healthy and safe - and avoid sunburn on it's nose.

Junkzoo
12-23-2006, 03:26 PM
From what i got from the story Shirley, it is going to a "rehab farm" ,,,They mentioned a place called "Fossil rim" no idea where that is , goin to check to see if that place comes up in a search, and where this story originated from,,,,

Jean
12-24-2006, 09:16 PM
What a beautiful fawn. I believe I'd cal that beauty "Little Star Brite" Thanks for sharing your email and pics.

I'm so happy your friend saved him.

scotty
12-28-2006, 02:06 PM
What a beauty. and how lucky are you to see him.and him to find you.:)
strange and wonderful things happen during these Religiouse holidays,we really have to pay attention.I wish I was with you' I would have loved to see him.
Happy Holidays Scotty:wavey:

scotty
12-28-2006, 02:09 PM
I remember the name powder it's perfect, from a movie about and Albino boy
Scotty