Blonde By Nature

Nature never ceases to amaze me…

A white lion is prestigious, a white tiger is beautifully eye-catching, a white whale is extraordinarily rare…but a pink dolphin?!? Who would have thought!

The albino dolphin and it’s 3 other pod-mates plus its Mother was spotted by Captain Erik Rue in Lake Calcasieu in Louisiana late last year. Since the candy-floss colored dolphin is still in it’s youth, the skin is described as “glossy pink and without flaws” and, according to Captain Rue, “looks like it just came out of a paint booth.”

Unlike regular albino-skinned this lil’dolphin is not affected by sunlight but is surely an albino based on its red-eyes.

Pink dolphins aren’t as rare as I first thought either! The Amazon River dolphin: Inia Geoffrensis is also known for it’s coloring that ranges from bright pink, to brown, grey or creamy white. However, when they are excited or surprised you will see them blush in colour. (They are also are teetering on the edge of extinction currently).

*I’d also like to clarify that this is a pink dolphin and NOT a amazon river dolphin. The dorsal fins are quite different in shape.*

Sources: 1, 2,

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