Albino Critter stuck in tree

I was an adol Achillo following 2 Pycnos, we were traveling in Redwoods. I saw the albino critter notification, and ran to it - but it was in the roots/base of a tree. It couldn't move at all, or even be seen, but it was still killable and eatable. I've no clue what caused this other than there being no parameters to stop albino critters from spawning inside objects

The critter was inside of a tree, unable to move or be seen, only identifiable by the quest marker for "Kill the Albino"

The albino critter would have spawned normally and ran away from nearby players.