While Hiking In Norway, A Man Takes Photos Of Extremely Rare White Baby Reindeer
Mads Nordsveen, a wildlife photography enthusiast from Norway, recently captured photos that look like they were taken from a beautiful Christmas tale. He was on a hike in the vicinity of Oslo when he noticed a very rare white baby deer.
"I was walking in the mountains looking for nice landscapes for my travel photography when, out of nowhere, I saw this adorable animal," the 24-year-old man said.
The photographer told reporters that even though the snowy background almost entirely concealed the adorable deer, it did not attempt to hide from view and even "posed" for some photos. Take a look at some of them.
Nordsveen says that he gained more than just photos from the experience: "He came very close to me, and we looked at each other straight in the eyes," he recalled. "After a few minutes, the mother of the white deer came out from the trees just behind. It walked around for a few minutes before running back to its mother. It was a very magical and fairy tale moment."
White reindeer have a rare genetic mutation that removes pigment from their fur, allowing them to blend into their snowy white surroundings. However, they are different from albinos because they still have dark pigment in their antlers and eyes.
It’s not the first time this wildlife photographer has been fortunate enough to meet wild animals in person. He has also taken pictures of lynxes and wolves that he saw in Northern Norway.
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