Rare Ghostly Albino Deer Spotted in Tennessee Forest
On October 24, in Spring Hill, Tennessee, a couple got to see something that is so rare, that there's only a one in 20,00 -30,000 chance of seeing it. A snow white albino deer, also known as the ghost of the forest, was spotted wandering their property.
The couple, Abbey Cabler and her husband, saw the deer close to their porch. "It honestly was such a surreal kind of almost like mystical experience, " Abbey was quoted as saying.
KFOR reports, "All of a sudden I hear my husband go, ‘Oh my gosh babe! Get out here now,’ like kind of freaking out, kind of panicky, and I run out there and he goes, ‘There is a white deer. I swear.’ And we look out the window and sure enough there he is: just kind of like right on the other side of our porch, closer to the tree line just eating away on the bushes,” she explained."
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) said experts estimate only one in 20-30,000 deer become albinos.
Facebook users are just enchanted by this gorgeous creature, and @Katie comments, "Oh wow seeing one into adulthood is not common, this is absolutely awesome. Leave that creature be and let it keep growing that beautiful set of horns forever."
Katie shouldn't worry too much, because Tennessee is one of a few states where it is illegal to trap, hunt, or possess an albino deer. Killing an albino is a Class B misdemeanor, which is punishable by a $500 fine.
What a gorgeous ghostly creature to witness, especially right before Halloween!
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