Black fawn

These photos came around on an email.  The term melanistic refers to the pigment mutation.

                                     

From what I found, these are authentic.  They were taken in Texas. Here is the photographer's website;

http://rmbuquoiphoto.photoshelter.com/gallery/Land-Mammals/G0000TFzI4B5LV_k/

Check out these links for several other photos of black deer.

http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/07/21/more-black-deer-spotted-in-texas/

http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/06/27/melanistic-buck-spotted-in-austin-texas/

Check out the story on this black buck!

http://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/weirdwhitetails/ww_0904calf/