Origins: A very unusual genetic color variation in white-tailed deer — rarer even than albinism — produces all-black offspring in that species which are known as "melanistic" or "melanic" deer ...

Biology of Black Bears & White-tailed Deer. Black bears have more color variations than any other North Americn mammal, indeed, more than any other bird, fish, reptile or amphibian.

A nature center in Asheville, N.C., has announced the passing of two beloved white-tailed deer after a wild black bear broke into their enclosure. “With heavy hearts, the WNC Nature Center is ...