For more news visit ☛ http://english.ntdtv.com <br />Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision <br />Add us on Facebook ☛ http://facebook.com/NTDTelevision<br /><br />A white fawn has been born to a spotted deer in the eastern province of Shandong. Experts say it's a very unusual occurrence. Chinese people consider its birth an auspicious sign.<br /><br />A white fawn was born to a spotted deer in Shandong province, eastern China. Apart from a big patch on its head, and a brown strip half down its back the fawn is pure white. Experts say it's a rare occurrence. The fawn was born recently at the Bolin Deer Farm in Laiyang City. Unlike other newborns, it galloped around the farm just four hours after its birth.<br /><br />[Yang Qi, Farm Manager]:<br />"This deer is much more vigorous and smarter than the other spotted deer."<br /><br />The fawn was born normal size and build—weighing more than 13 pounds. It's 24 inches long and 20 inches tall.<br /><br />The white deer, also called the 'snow deer,' are a precious breed of spotted deer.<br /><br />[Yang Qi, Farm Manager]:<br />"The parents of this white deer are both pure-spotted deer. I have never seen such a deer before despite the fact that I have been breeding deer for more than ten years."<br /><br />According to experts, it's not easy for spotted deer to give birth to pure-white deer, because genetic mutation of color is rare. Chinese people consider the birth of a white deer an auspicious sign.
