mrmoshe Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Pink dolphin appears in US lake The world's only pink Bottlenose dolphin which was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA, has become such an attraction that conservationists have warned tourists to leave it alone. Charter boat captain Erik Rue, 42, photographed the animal, which is actually an albino, when he began studying it after the mammal first surfaced in Lake Calcasieu, an inland saltwater estuary, north of the Gulf of Mexico in southwestern USA. Capt Rue originally saw the dolphin, which also has reddish eyes, swimming with a pod of four other dolphins, with one appearing to be its mother which never left its side. He said: "I just happened to see a little pod of dolphins, and I noticed one that was a little lighter. "It was absolutely stunningly pink. "I had never seen anything like it. It's the same color throughout the whole body and it looks like it just came out of a paint booth. "The dolphin appears to be healthy and normal other than its coloration, which is quite beautiful and stunningly pink. "The mammal is entirely pink from tip to tail and has reddish eyes indicating its albinism. The skin appears smooth, glossy pink and without flaws. "I have personally spotted the pink dolphin 40 to 50 times in the time since the original sighting as it has apparently taken up residence with its family in the Calcasieu ship channel. "As time has passed the young mammal has grown and sometimes ventures away from its mother to feed and play but always remains in the vicinity of the pod. "Surprisingly, it does not appear to be drastically affected by the environment or sunlight as might be expected considering its condition, although it tends to remain below the surface a little more than the others in the pod." Regina Asmutis-Silvia, senior biologist with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, said: "I have never seen a dolphin coloured in this way in all my career. "It is a truly beautiful dolphin but people should be careful, as with any dolphins, to respect it - observe from a distance, limit their time watching, don't chase or harass it "While this animal looks pink, it is an albino which you can notice in the pink eyes. "Albinism is a genetic trait and it unclear as to the type of albinism this animal inherited." A close relation of dolphins, the a shop River Botos, called pink dolphins, live in South America in the a shop. Pinky the rare albino dolphin has been spotted in Lake Calcasieu in Louisiana, USA Photo: CATERS NEWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Very interesting Pete and the pink albino dolphin appears to be the real thing too.... I don't know how you find all this interesting stuff... When I get our telegraph the first thing I do is the jumblewords..... When the coffees ready, I light a good strong durry and immediatley check the obutories for spelling mistakes.... After that I check the country races for the number of winners Greg Ryan keeps riding without my money on them but I can never work out why he rode them in the first place. Keep it coming mate Cheers Byron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennmreid Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Wow, very interesting picture. That is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahajo Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 That pink dolphin looks awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squid hunter Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 amazing looking creature regards Squid Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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