The Brief
- A Bay Area photographer captured photos of a rare albino deer.
- It’s estimated that one in some 30,000 deer is born with albinism.
- Wildlife experts identified the animal as an albino mule deer or albino Columbian black-tailed deer.
OAKLAND, Calif. – A local photographer has captured stunning photos of a rare, ethereal creature in the Bay Area wilderness: an albino deer.
Matthew Raifman took the photos on Sunday, following a hiking outing with his wife and two young children.
The East Bay resident said the family was driving out of the area when they came upon what the wildlife photographer said was likely his “rarest find yet.”…