< Cell Biologyâ | Cell types. The structures of two prokaryotic cells. The bacterium (shown at the top) is a heterotroph, an organism that eats other organisms. Cyanophytes are autotrophs, organisms that make their food without eating other organisms.
White stag. A white stag (or white hind for the female) is a white-colored red deer, explained by a condition known as leucism that causes its hair and skin to lose its natural colour. The white deer has played a prominent role in many cultures' mythology.
As an animal, the stag is unusually widespread, both in terms of geographic range and symbolic significance; cultures from across the world have all assigned the stag some form of symbolic meaning. Before discussing those, however, there are some basic associations that should be mentioned.