WHITEFISH, Mont. -- A viewer shared incredible pictures of an albino moose shot recently by a co-worker near Whitefish, Montana. The cow moose can be seen foraging for food in a thicket with two other moose.

A rare albino moose near Whitefish, MT.

According to fish and wildlife officials, albino moose are rare but not unheard of. Typically, only 1 in 100,000 moose have the ablino trait, which is recessive.

Sightings of albino moose go back for centuries. Some Native American tribes regard these rare animals as spiritual and mystical or even a re-incarnation of a tribe member.

Incredible photos of the moose