18-07-2025
SEE IT: Unique deer making rounds in local community
NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio (WJW) — A unique fawn appears to be making its rounds in North Olmsted.
FOX 8 viewer Mat Hendricks sent us video of the baby deer, which is nearly all white except for a few dark patches around its eyes. Hendricks said the fawn was spotted on Tuesday, July 15 near Lorain Road.
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A few weeks earlier, another FOX 8 viewer submitted a similar video of what appears to be the same young deer, spotted nearby along Gessner Road. Both viewers said the eye-catching deer was with its mom and sibling.
The unique genetic trait may be getting passed along through the generations of deer in the area.
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In November 2024, a similar deer was spotted, also along Lorain Road. At the time, FOX 8 reported that, according to ODNR Wildlife Communications Specialist Monika Bowman Bell, the deer most likely has a pigmentation anomaly called leucism, or the partial absence of melanin in the animal.
According to Bell, unlike albinism, which is a complete lack of melanin, including the eyes, leucistic animal eyes are typically unaffected and they may have dark hooves or other coloration, like spots.
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