Very rare mottled moose observed in a garden in Norway, it’s incredible

Nature never ceases to surprise us with its breathtaking beauty. Sometimes, however, you don’t have to travel kilometers in the woods or other breathtaking places to observe them. Those unique manifestations can be found just a few centimeters away from us.

Exactly this happened in Norway, where photographer Thomas Mørch had the opportunity to take the perfect shot simply from the garden of your home of Hallingdal. While sticking his nose out of the house, he spotted a very rare animal and not for the sighting itself.

A moose with a very particular coat was wandering through the snow. Its fur was in fact mottled and had a sort of white and gray spots.

Known as the “king of the forest”, the moose is one of the wild animals that can be spotted in Norway. But the specimen in question is truly special, just like another moose photographed years ago in Sweden but completely white.

I have never seen anything like it and during my animal photography career I have met many,” commented Thomas Mørch.

The piebald specimen is affected by a genetic disease. It’s not about albinism but about piebaldisma disorder responsible for localized loss of skin pigmentation.

This condition has been observed among domestic animals, but among wild animals it is very rare although there are some recent cases. Animals of the seas such as a dolphin with piebaldism photographed during a research expedition in Australia and now back to the woods.

Although unique and surprising, in the case of wildlife this condition could compromise their survival by exposing animals with piebaldism to a greater risk.

Now, with winter upon us and snow covering the landscape, this moose will be able to camouflage itself well. But with the arrival of spring, things will get complicated. Even though it changes its fur, it will be an easy target for natural predators as well as hunters.

Thus died Albin, a white moose who became so famous in Denmark that some teams patrolled his territory during the hunting season to protect him. But a hunter killed him.