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White Stag Spotted In Missouri

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White Stag Spotted In Missouri

Posted by Robert Treskillard

@10:53:34 am (258 views)
Category: Activities, On The Web, King Arthur Related, Research For The Series, Merlin Related

11/24/09

Yes, it’s true. A white stag was seen near Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

And the deer was photographed! It has only four points now, but imagine what it will look like with a full rack.

The newspapers all say that the deer is albino, but in fact, it probably has leucism, a rare genetic alteration that causes the skin to lose its pigment, but not the eyes.

Also, check out my other post about a white stag in Scotland. This is, surprisingly, my 2nd most popular post by the number of readers.

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Comment from: Brandon Barr [Visitor]

· http://www.christiansciencefiction.blogspot.com

I love it, a white stag in America. Makes me immediately think of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

Permalink 11/29/09 @ 15:52

Comment from: Robert Treskillard [Member]

· http://robert.epictales.org

That's right! I forgot about that scene. The interesting thing is that white stags are associated with going to "the otherworld", so C.S. Lewis turned the story inside out and had "the otherworld" be our world. Interesting!

Permalink 11/30/09 @ 08:21

Comment from: Steven Till [Visitor]

· http://steventill.com/

Very cool. I'm sending this story to my brother-in-law. He'll definitely enjoy it. Are there other known white stags in America?

Permalink 12/14/09 @ 20:57

Comment from: Robert Treskillard [Member]

· http://robert.epictales.org

I haven't done any serious research on the subject, but I'm not aware of any at the moment. Statistically, I would expect there to be some more, but that doesn't mean they've been spotted and photographed like this one!

Thanks for stopping by,

-Robert

Permalink 12/14/09 @ 21:04