The sighting of white fawn on the Indian Hills Community College campus in Ottumwa has created a stir in southern Iowa. DNR state deer biologist Jace Elliott says it’s not something you see every day.
He says the white coloring means the deer is either albino or leucistic.
The odds of a white deer being born aren’t as high as the odds of winning the lottery.
Fawns are normally born with white spots on their brown coats to help camouflage them from predators. Elliott says the location of this deer should help it avoid that.
Elliott says too much attention from humans is a danger for the fawn.
Elliott says that goes for any deer or other animals. He says the peak fawning season for deer is a couple of weeks from now.
