Check out this rare sighting of a white pudu, the world's smallest deer

This mysterious pudu deer is a very unusual sight

Have you ever spotted a deer in the wild in the UK? Well, you might not have seen anything quite as rare as this...

This white albino pudu deer was spotted in the forests of Chile's Chiloe Island whilst a group were out on a tour around a conservation area called Tepuhueico Park.

The group included photographer Martin Cardenas, who was lucky enough to take some photos of the little pudu in the trees.

The group named it Blanquita, meaning 'little white one' in Spanish!

The amazing images were captured from a safe distance far away, with a camera lens that can zoom in very closely to a subject

The southern and northern pudu are two of the smallest deer species in the world, and live in the forests of Chile and Argentina.

Adult pudu deer measure around 50cm tall - imagine a deer being smaller than two school rulers!

It's not officially known how many pudu there are in Chile, where Blanquita was spotted, but the total population is estimated to be around 10,000.

Speaking about the amazing sight, photographer Martin said: "We had a surprise as we moved through the park in a car and something white appeared on the mountain."

Have you seen a cuter deer than a pudu?

"We were astonished because it was something so beautiful, we didn't think it was an albino pudu."

Albinism is a condition that leads to little or no production of a pigment called melanin, that can cause the colour of a creature's fur to be white.

Albino animals can have a harder time in the wild, as they often have poor eyesight and their white appearance means they aren't able to hide from predators as well.

But pudu expert Javier Cabello says that, on the Chiloe Island, there aren't many animals that seek out the pudu as prey, meaning that albino animals can survive in nature and become adults.