Rare Animal Spotted on Doorbell Camera, Revealing Creature's Unusual Coat

NEED TO KNOW

A piebald deer triggered a doorbell camera in East Stroudsburg, Penn.

Piebald is a genetic mutation that causes patches of white fur to appear one a deer's brow-grey body

Piebald deer are rare, making up an estimated 1 to 2 percent of all white-tailed deer

An intruder left Pennsylvania homeowners stunned.

According to WNEP , on Nov. 21, a couple was at their East Stroudsburg home when their doorbell camera was triggered by someone approaching the front door. The homeowners reviewed the footage and found that a group of white-tailed deer sniffing the gourds on the home's porch had triggered the camera. Only one of the deer was more white than the others.

By chance, a rare piebald deer was among the brown and grey animals. According to t he Deer Association , Piebald d