White deer spotted in Willington
Published: Nov. 30, 2022 at 10:08 AM MST
WILLINGTON, CT (WFSB) - Spotting a white-tailed deer may be common this time of year.
What’s not, though, is seeing an all white one.
Channel 3 viewer Robyn snapped a few photos and recorded some video of what appeared to be a white deer in Willington backyard:
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According to protectthewhitedeer.com, white deer are ordinary white-tailed deer with an extraordinary color. They are white or mostly white in color. The color is a genetic trait and is inherited, but is extremely rare.
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