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Pinky is an albino bottlenose dolphin found in Calcasieu Lake, Louisiana. [1] Pinky was first spotted in June 2007 by a boat captain, Erik Rue. In 2015, Rue was able to capture photo evidence of Pinky mating, proving that she is female. [2] The dolphin has become a tourist attraction, and conservationists have asked visitors to leave the ...
The Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of toothed whale endemic to South America and is classified in the family Iniidae. Three subspecies are currently recognized: I. g. geoffrensis (Amazon river dolphin), I. g. boliviensis ( Bolivian river dolphin ) and I. g. humboldtiana ...
A rare pink dolphin spotted in Louisiana last week may be a female albino named “Pinky” by locals. Houston man Thurman Gustin was fishing at Old River Pass in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on 12 ...
A rarely seen albino Risso’s dolphin swam alongside a pod of 30 to 50 companions off the coast of Dana Point, California, on May 15.Footage posted by Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching ...
The Araguaian river dolphin (I. araguaiaensis) is a newly identified species native to the Araguaia-Tocantins basin of Brazil. [2] The La Plata dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei), another vulnerable Brazilian denizen, is a marine river dolphin that ranges from Espírito Santo, Brazil, to the south. [3] Suborder Odontoceti. Superfamily Delphinoidea
An albino bottle-nose dolphin was believed to be captured on video off the coast of Florida on December 10, 2014. Footage of the rare white dolphin -- which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
Famous albino mammals include Migaloo, a humpback whale living off the coast of Australia; Pinky, a bottlenose dolphin living in and around in Calcasieu Lake, Louisiana; Carolina Snowball, a popular albino bottlenose dolphin displayed at the Miami Seaquarium in the early 1960s; Snowflake, a Barcelona Zoo gorilla, and Mahpiya Ska, (Sioux for ...
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is a marine mammal and dolphin, the only species of the genus Grampus. Some of the most closely related species to these dolphins include: pilot whales ( Globicephala spp.), pygmy killer whales ( Feresa attenuata ), melon-headed whales ( Peponocephala electra ), and false killer whales ( Pseudorca crassidens ...