Rare white elk cross the Canadian highway

The genetic mutation is thought to have caused the North American moose mother to appear on the national highway in Canada with white fur.

Present at the right place and at the right time, Nicole Leblanc and her husband on October 27 were lucky enough to meet the mother of a very white white moose rarely driving on Highway 101 in the province of Ontario, Canada. The video that captured the spectacle of Leblanc posting on personal Facebook quickly attracted 4.5 million views and over 100,000 shares after only a few days, according to Fox News.

White elk cross the road.

"You don't always have a chance to see this scene. It's great," Leblanc said. "My husband has many years of hunting, but this is the first time he sees the white moose."

According to Northern Ontario Travel, the white hair color of the pair of mother elk appearing in Ontario is not the result of albinism, but caused by a recessive gene . These rare white deer are sometimes called "soul deer" by indigenous people because of their rarity and purity.

Elk is the largest surviving member of the Deer family, mainly distributed in Europe and North America. Adults can be taller than 2.1m and weigh more than 600kg. White elk individuals are specially protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act of 1997. Accordingly, albino elk or mutated genes with more than 50% white body will be banned from hunting. for.

The mother of the white moose crossed the highway.(Video: Nicole Leblanc).