Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Because we are in spring: a pink dolphin



To celebrate spring and its colors!


A rare albino dolphin was spotted in Lousiana by a tugboat captain.

Regina Asmutis-Silvia, senior biologist, with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, called the dolphin 'truly beautiful'.'I have never seen a dolphin coloured in this way in all my career', she said.'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.
'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.

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