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Boaters in Louisiana river spot “Pinky” the Dolphin with her pink baby calf.
Rare pink dolphin mom gives birth to a cute pink baby dolphin
For years, “Pinky” the legendary pink dolphin has captivated visitors on the Calcasieu Ship Channel, just a few miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Now it appears Pinky has become a mom. Recently, a video posted to Facebook by Thomas Adams captured the pink duo together. It appears to show the mother dolphin swimming with her calf ahead of a massive ship.
Pinky has her own Facebook page The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed river dolphins as endangered. Their population is steadily decreasing. The birth of the calf gives hope that calves have inherited their mother’s genetic mutation which would help in the effort of increasing the population of rare species. Source: Facebook/PinkyTheDolphin Pinky pictured here as a calf alongside her mom who has regular dolphin pigmentationSource: Facebook/PinkyTheDolphin A young Pinky photographed in 2009Source: Facebook/PinkyTheDolphin
Pink mother and child dolphins spotted frolicking in Louisiana river Scientists believe that pink dolphins might have albinism, meaning that cells in their bodies do not produce the pigment melanin that gives other dolphins their grey colour. Or perhaps it could be a rare genetic mutation. But nobody is quite certain. Source: Facebook/ThomasAdams
Pink dolphin named Pinky spotted playing in Louisiana ship canalSource: WLFANews-Channel8
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