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The Amazon river dolphin is the largest species of river dolphin, with adult males reaching 185 kilograms (408 lb) in weight, and 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) in length. Adults acquire a pink color, more prominent in males, giving it its nickname "pink river dolphin". Sexual dimorphism is very evident, with males measuring 16% longer and weighing 55% ...
Pinky (dolphin) Pinky is an albino bottlenose dolphin found in Calcasieu Lake, Louisiana. [1] Pinky was first spotted in June 2007 by a boat captain, Erik Rue. In 2015, Rue was able to capture photo evidence of Pinky mating, proving that she is female. [2] The dolphin has become a tourist attraction, and conservationists have asked visitors to ...
In 2018, the pink dolphins were classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and two years later, so were the tucuxi. “The first year I came here, in one year ...
A rare pink dolphin spotted in Louisiana last week may be a female albino named “Pinky” by locals. Houston man Thurman Gustin was fishing at Old River Pass in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on 12 ...
Pink dolphin. Pink dolphin may refer to: Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis), of the Pearl River Delta that also occur in Southeast Asia and breed from South Africa to Australia. Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), live in the river systems of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. Pink Dolphin Monument on ...
Around 16 million years ago, a dolphin giant cruised the depths of its watery domain. But unlike most modern dolphins, its home wasn’t an ocean; it lived in a freshwater lake in the Peruvian Amazon.
Specific types of dolphins can be pink. River dolphins are relatively small compared to other dolphins, having evolved to survive in warm, shallow water and strong river currents. They range in size from the 5-foot (1.5 m) long South Asian river dolphin to the 8-foot (2.4 m) and 220-pound (100 kg) Amazon river dolphin.
A beautiful pink dolphin, who was first spotted in Louisiana in 2007, was again seen swimming through a ship channel in her native state.