Mythical creature proven to exist in Scotland

[DeclinetoState]

No, it's not Nessie.

Ghost-like white stag spotted

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080213/2008_02_12t162014_450x300_us_stag.jpg?x=180&y=119&q=85&sig=WhLznwfu7NVUdgswJtBqMA-- (http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Britain-John-Muir-Trust/photo//080212/photos_od/2008_02_12t162014_450x300_us_stag//s:/nm/stag_dc;_ylt=Am4TCK0LD.9IgQFGIBPYjv0Z.3QA)

Tue Feb 12, 1:09 PM ET

<!-- end storyhdr -->LONDON (Reuters) - A mythical and ghostly creature has appeared in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands -- and has been caught on camera.

The rare white stag, from the red deer species, is believed to be among just a tiny handful living in Britain, according to a conservation group.

The John Muir Trust is now keeping the stag's location secret for fear of poachers.

"To see him amongst the other stags was truly thrilling because he does look like a ghost: you do a double-take," Trust Partnership Manager Fran Lockhart, who filmed the stag, told Reuters.
More (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080212/od_nm/stag_dc;_ylt=AgJ1yb1KNewLXenGbSYhnzWs0NUE)

[buzzthepug!]

That's cool. Too bad poachers would kill it.

I remember reading about a prehistoric elk that lived in Ireland and grew up to 14 feet tall! How cool (and scary) would it be if they were found in small numbers roaming around the British Isles?

P.S. I love antler chandeliers (I'm a bad person)

[PrezLeefun]

What a beauty.....

[Taylor1]

Is that seriously real?

[Elgalad]

Albinism (http://www.messybeast.com/albinism/albino-index.htm) is a rare genetic mutation that manifests in all animal species.

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9720/blandfordsfoxrt8.jpg
Albino Fox

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/3262/albinogreatgreykangaroomm4.jpg
Albino Grey Kangaroo

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/6628/albinismleopard2bs0.jpg
Albino Leopard (you can see faint spots)

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/8766/carrioncrow99e7c7iu7.jpg
Albino Carrion Crow

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/5056/albinosquirrel1df3.jpg
Albino Red Squirrel (regular colored one in front)

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Albino Gorilla



-Elgalad

[Teenager]

I saw an albino alligator at an aquarium once...


Stags, I didn't know they were real...

[BarryC]

Ummm.... What the...? I know I posted a reply to this, about how I saw an albino deer last summer. But my reply is not here. I distinctly remember typing it up! Where could it be?

[TeenageRepublican]

I swear, FC has a ghost on here or something.

[DeclinetoState]

Ummm.... What the...? I know I posted a reply to this, about how I saw an albino deer last summer. But my reply is not here. I distinctly remember typing it up! Where could it be?<table bgcolor="blue"><tbody><tr><td>Did you change the font color to white, so that it wouldn't show?</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Franko]

Barry -

Check the "Sciences" thread, you're not insane, just absent-minded on occasion.

[buzzthepug!]

I think that stag is a white racist male.

[BarryC]

Oh geez. I found it. lol. I saw both posts, but at different times, and didn't realize there were two. lol
Barry -

Check the "Sciences" thread, you're not insane, just absent-minded on occasion.