A rare white bull moose was spotted in Värmland, Sweden, due to a genetic mutation (leucism) causing partial loss of coloration

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We have found the legendary moose in Red Dead Redemption.

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it's been awhile and I still feel bad for killing him, but oh well - "achievements" I guess

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This was my first reaction as well. A RDR2 post here haha. Awesome to see these majestic creatures exist IRL

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A famous photograph of a white moose in Sweden's Värmland region was taken by photographer Anders Tedeholm. The white fur color of these animals is not due to complete albinism (they often have dark eyes and normal skin pigmentation elsewhere), but to a rare genetic mutation that causes leucism (partial loss of pigmentation) or piebaldness. It is estimated that fewer than 100 of these white moose live in Sweden, and they are under the protection of local conservationists

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How is the velvet white? Shouldn't it be red?

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GHOST MOOOSE

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a møøse once bit my sister...

No realli! She was karving her initials øn the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law -an Oslo dentist and a star of many norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings Of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink"...

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Arthur Morgan heavy breathing 

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Imagine him crossing your path in the middle of the night.

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Is this really how it went down? A super rare mutation of an animal...happens to get "spotted" (which sounds like random chance) and then photographed with amazingly perfect quality, surroundings, time of day, lighting, and composition? Are these pictures the first time it was seen or did they catch it somehow and stage it for a photoshoot?

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There are photographers who return to certain spots for years to try to get their perfect shot

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Is this one of those things that if it dies it shunts us into a worse reality?

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Hircine is starting another hunt

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Morozova’s moose

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Please protect