Tacoma Public Utilities shared several pictures Friday of a piebald deer that was recently spotted on a forest road in the Upper Green River Watershed.
Tacoma Public Utilities shared photos of a piebald deer that was recently spotted in the Upper Green River Watershed. The company posted on social media site X that the deer was spotted walking along one of the company’s forest roads in the watershed. , which appears to be young, has normal brown coloring on its head and neck, with white coloring spotted along its body and legs.
The spotted coat of a piebald deer is caused by a rare recessive gene and could also "indicate other physical abnormalities,". While piebald deer aren’t seen very often, the department said they are more common than albino deer, which have all-white hair and pink eyes. "The patches come in all shapes and sizes and often look like spots or like one-half of the deer has been dipped in white paint," TPU said on X., each piebald deer has its own unique coloration – like a fingerprint – which means no two piebald deer are exactly alike.
"By keeping our forests healthy, we help create a habitat for these unique animals and improve water quality," TPU said.has been Tacoma Water's primary water supply since 1913, according to TPU. The watershed is located on the west flank of the Cascades between Chinook and Snoqualmie passes and covers around 148,000 acres of forestland.
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