Extremely Rare’ All-White Antelope Captured On Video In Goshen County

A rare all-white pronghorn made a brief appearance in Goshen County on Memorial Day, much to the delight of a couple of local wildlife watchers. Matthew Pancake and his wife, Maricela, were out on their regular walk when they spotted a buck pronghorn with two does, and one of the does was completely white. “I said, ‘That sucker’s white. Is that an albino?'” Pancake recalled.

Whether the animal is an actual albino remains a mystery. Albinism occurs in humans and numerous animal species—a complete lack of pigmentation, said wildlife biologist Rich Guenzel. In some animals, including pronghorn, a recessive gene can also cause a few rare individuals to have all-white hair or fur without being actual albinos. Guenzel said it is most likely that the Goshen County doe has the recessive gene but is not an albino.