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Post by bjobsessed on Sept 5, 2011 16:24:54 GMT -5
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Post by hoosier on Sept 6, 2011 18:01:06 GMT -5
How cool. I've never see a black deer. I assume thats its mother with it. Is it a genetic thing like an albino?
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Post by shmeep on Sept 8, 2011 8:50:42 GMT -5
The black deer pics are gorgeous! Here in DC, we have black squirrels. Freaked me out the first time I saw some.
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Post by bjobsessed on Sept 10, 2011 23:02:02 GMT -5
The black deer pics are gorgeous! Here in DC, we have black squirrels. Freaked me out the first time I saw some. We have black squirrels but this was the first time I had even heard of black deer. |
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Post by bjobsessed on Sept 10, 2011 23:08:09 GMT -5
How cool. I've never see a black deer. I assume thats its mother with it. Is it a genetic thing like an albino? Here is a bit of info from google: This little guy is an example of melanism, a condition where an individual has darker coloration than the norm. You can think of it kind of as the opposite of albinism, where an organism lacks color and appears white. Melanism has been documented in a lot of different species and is typically very rare, although in some species it's a relatively common color phase. That's not the case with white-tailed deer, however, so these photos are pretty unique and special. In fact, while albino deer are also really rare, compared to documented cases of melanistic deer they are much more frequently seen, making this melanistic fawn the rarest of them all. |
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Post by hoosier on Sept 12, 2011 16:58:43 GMT -5
Interesting. We have lots of deer around here but I have yet to see a black one. I love the expression on its face in the first photo. It looks as if its having fun!
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Post by bjobsessed on Sept 12, 2011 21:09:13 GMT -5
Interesting. We have lots of deer around here but I have yet to see a black one. I love the expression on its face in the first photo. It looks as if its having fun! He looks like he doesn't have a care in the world. |
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Post by mlm828 on Sept 15, 2011 20:38:36 GMT -5
Loved the pictures of the black deer! Now for some somewhat older animal pictures - of dinosaur feathers! |
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Post by inuvik on Sept 16, 2011 11:10:00 GMT -5
Neato! I always get curious about "Canada"--like, where? Pretty big country... So I looked it up and found another article. They were found in coal seams in Alberta.
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Post by hoosier on Sept 16, 2011 17:09:00 GMT -5
That is cool. It seems they are finding more and more every day. No dinosaurs in my neck of the woods. Where I live was once covered by an inland sea but they did discover the fossil of a prehistoric shark not far from here!
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Post by bjobsessed on Oct 9, 2011 16:57:45 GMT -5
I like this!  |
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Post by hoosier on Oct 10, 2011 18:06:53 GMT -5
Ha, ha! Now thats my kind of sign!
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Post by bjobsessed on Dec 19, 2011 11:44:31 GMT -5
This is really cool! Just move your mouse over the picture and watch what happens. You can replay it if you want to by clicking 'replay' under the picture. www.elion.ee/docs/joulukaart/eng/ |
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Post by Chris on Dec 19, 2011 16:11:31 GMT -5
Nice  |
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Post by hoosier on Dec 19, 2011 17:53:29 GMT -5
Cute! What will they think of next?
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