A rare white moose has been caught on camera swimming in a stream in Sweden, the BBC reported on Sunday.
The animal, which was filmed in Värmland, is 1 of an estimated 100 of its kind, the BBC reported.
The moose is not albino, like other all-white animals. Instead, its fur coloring is a genetic mutation, according to the BBC.
Rare white moose spotted in Sweden
After the BBC posted a video of the animal, the milky moose went viral on social media for its beautiful and unique color.
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People wanted to protect the pure creature.
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And others thought it was straight out of a fantasy novel.
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"Sometimes it’s easy to understand how our ancestors believed in magical, mythical creatures," noted one person.
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Though some people thought its strange coloring may just be another sign of the sure-to-be-coming apocalypse.
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Does it grant wishes?
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It's all coming into place...
When the great white moose doth appear on shore, and the dark night blacken the sun... / https://t.co/CdKyBQEjeO
No matter what the moose is a sign of, we can all agree it is pretty cool.
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Isn't nature amazing?
White moose is rare species due to peculiar mutation in fur color genes. #nature is #beautiful @WWF @IUCN… https://t.co/vW2YzFRGid