What is this animal? It had a sibling that was even whiter. Could it be a new species of deer. It appeared to be a unique wild white/piebald deer with white band and wooly fur This wild white/piebald deer with a white band and long, shaggy, curly fur is probably the only one in existence. This deer not only had band of white fur around its central area, but its fur was shaggy and wooly. First shot is of two normal deer. It may have had a sibling with even more white, shown running for cover in second part of video. The mother was normal colored and had a normal texture of fur. A view of a white buck in the same area (possibly its father) can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tArW4... At least 6 white deer were seen at different times in the same area. One was pure white, about a foot taller than the other deer, and had a huge rack. The white deer shown had a large band or belt of white fur around its middle like a Poland China hog and long curly fur. Its twin was chiefly white. A white fawn was seen once. Around 30 years ago, many area people saw a white deer with a black spot. A sixth white deer was seen and photographed along our river valley (Alum Creek, in Ohio). The piebald deer also had a sort of Roman nose -- one with an enlargement in the front of the face - that some of the deer in the area had. The wooly deer seemed to also have an unusually long tail. I doubt that inbreeding caused this whiteness, because these were wild deer. There were many deer in the area at that time. Other views of this white deer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLJmzjgclqk Another white deer on the farm -- the banded one & sibling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wilKE77tNCA A white deer being stalked by coyotes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLJmzjgclqk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6-KgLz2QCg Several strange deer on the farm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luKMF7wZW_0 White deer, white buffalo, and other white animals have a very striking appearance. They figure prominently in the legends of people throughout the world. Sometimes these animals are considered ghosts and at other times presage an omen. The Chickasaw, Seneca, Apache, Aztec, Cheyenne, Lenca, Cherokee, Pawnee, Sioux, Shasta, Algonquin, Pawnee, Sioux, Lakota and many other groups have legends about white deer. Such animals are so strange in appearance that they immediately capture interest and make people watch for them. (These were wild deer on our farm taped by Scott and extracted from longer films.) Black deer are considered rarer than white deer. No black deer have been reported, but some of our white ones have black spots, rather than the normal brownish tone of deer fur. Some of the world's largest bucks live in Ohio. Some of its world champion bucks have Boone and Crockett scores of over 300 points. Ohio's Beatty Buck may be the (or among the) largest ever taken by a hunter. The male white-tailed deer (buck) can weigh more than 400 pounds and the female up to 175 pounds. Males of one year or older have antlers. Young bucks with very small antlers are called button bucks. When the antlers begin to grow in the late spring, they are covered with a very vascular tissue known as velvet or moss. This drops off later. The Boone & Crockett scoring system is used to rate antlers or racks. Bucks shed their antlers at the end of breeding season (rut). The Virginia White-tailed deer, or whitetail (Odocoileus virginianus), has an amazing assortment of communicative signs. Approximately 100 different vocalizations have been recorded, such as tending grunts, dominant grunts, bleats, and many others. They make extensive use of sign language. Some female deer also have antlers. Ohio has many world champion bucks. Other views of wild deer on the farm include: Big Bucks Fighting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Steezj61Dsk Monster Non-Typical Moose-Sized Buck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCaXqf-FPTI A white deer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tArW4yW4WE Other views of this white deer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLJmzjgclqk Another white deer on the farm -- the banded one & sibling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wilKE77tNCA A white deer being stalked by coyotes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLJmzjgclqk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6-KgLz2QCg Several strange deer on the farm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luKMF7wZW_0 Three deer fighting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKethdqSHXg Big bucks run and jump http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKY825zkWtI http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?p=v&user=IrenaScott&page=2 Big bucks fighting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbvO0x_UCxU Deer and coyote standoff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hjsIW3UgeQ Big Bucks & Antler sheds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KvqVzMYyag