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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 bottlenose dolphin is a toothed whale in the genus Tursiops.They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. [3] Molecular studies show the genus contains three species: the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), and Tamanend's bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops erebennus).
The one spotted in Louisiana is actually an albino bottlenose dolphin, which makes her a very rare animal. Rare pink dolphin spotted in Louisiana 8 years after first appearance Skip to main content
Male Amazon river dolphins are either solid pink or mottled grey/pink. The Amazon river dolphin is the largest river dolphin. Adult males reach a maximum length and weight of 2.55 metres (8.4 ft) (average 2.32 metres (7.6 ft)) and 185 kilograms (408 lb) (average 154 kilograms (340 lb)), while females reach a length and weight of 2.15 metres (7. ...
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 ...
The number of Chinese white dolphins, which appear pink because of blood vessels beneath their skin, has slumped over the past decade to just 47. Bridge to China brings threat for Hong Kong's ...
Pink dolphin may refer to: Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis) , of the Pearl River Delta that also occur in Southeast Asia and breed from South Africa to Australia Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) , live in the river systems of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela
In 2018, the pink dolphins were classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and two years later, so were the tucuxi. “The first year I came here, in one year ...