# Anomaly
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A one-in-a-million anomaly : Texas biologists record rare melanistic (black hair) mule deer
Biologists from the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife found a deer with a rare genetic mutation in the West Texas desert while conducting wildlife surveys in the Trans-Pecos Wildlife District. This special deer appears all black compared to the majority of mule deer that have a brown color.
West, TX2022-04-05
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