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Rare Albino Deer Spotted: Survival Challenges Ahead

10/17/2025

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Matthew Raifman, a Bay Area photographer, captured photos of a rare albino deer on October 12, 2025.
The deer is likely an albino mule deer or Columbian black-tailed deer, estimated at one in 30,000.
Wildlife experts say the deer faces survival challenges due to camouflage and eyesight.
Raifman and wildlife officials have kept its location private.
Experts urge keeping distance if spotted to avoid disturbing the fawn with its mother.

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Matthew Raifman, a Bay Area photographer, captured photos of a rare albino deer on October 12, 2025.
The deer is likely an albino mule deer or Columbian black-tailed deer, estimated at one in 30,000.
Wildlife experts say the deer faces survival challenges due to camouflage and eyesight.
Raifman and wildlife officials have kept its location private.
Experts urge keeping distance if spotted to avoid disturbing the fawn with its mother.