Check out these photos of an albino bottlenose dolphin with a pink rather than white skin pigmentation. The dolphin lives in an estuary in Louisiana. It's unclear if this photo is recent — as the dolphin has been photographed before — but it's definitely gorgeous.
Said Charter boat captain Erik Rue, who shot the photo: "The dolphin appears to be healthy and normal other than its coloration, which is quite beautiful and stunningly pink. Themammal is entirely pink from tip to tail and has reddish eyesindicating it's albinism…I have personally spotted the pink dolphin 40 to50 times in the time since the original sighting as it has apparentlytaken up residence with its family in the Calcasieu ship channel. Astime has passed the young mammal has grown and sometimes ventures awayfrom its mother to feed and play but always remains in the vicinity ofthe pod. Surprisingly, it does not appear to be drasticallyaffected by the environment or sunlight as might be expectedconsidering its condition, although it tends to remain below thesurface a little more than the others in the pod."
UPDATE: Just found some video of the pink dolphin, captured in Cameron, Louisiana in late October. Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP…
