The Pink Dolphins

       In South America, there is an endangered species called the pink river dolphin.

Living in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins, it is one of only three  freshwater dolphin species  in the world.

Pinky, however, is not a member of any of these endangered species.

Pinky is a saltwater bottlenose dolphin that was discovered in Lake Calcasieu, a saltwater lake estuary in Louisiana, in 2009.

Because of genetic albinism, Pinky lacks pigment in his skin and eyes, making him appear pink.

Other than spending a little more time underwater than most dolphins, Pinky’s  rare condition  does not seem to affect his quality of life.

While not the first albino dolphin documented in the wild, what is peculiar is that two other known albino dolphins were spotted in and around the Gulf Coast.