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Rare white moose spotted in Sweden

Video of the animal was captured by Hans Nilsson.
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(Hans Nilsson/Facebook)

Many of us living in Canada have seen our fair share of moose.

They are often larger up close than one would first expect, and are a common sight in northern parts of Canada and other countries with boreal forests that sit in the Northern Hemisphere.

But it’s not everyday that someone spots a white moose.

That’s what Hans Nilsson caught on camera earlier this month in the Värmland region of Sweden.

The country is home to roughly half a million moose, but a very small percentage are completely white — most vary from the usual colours of almost black to a very light brown.

It’s believed the colour could be from some kind of genetic mutation.


 

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