Pink Dolphin Found In US Lake

Posted by Jill Harness in Animal, Everything Else on March 3, 2009 at 10:50 pm


This image is not photoshopped. This is a rare albino dolphin found in a salt water lake just north of the Gulf of Mexico. Captain Erik Rue who first saw the pink dolphin says it seems quite healthy:

“Surprisingly, it does not appear to be drastically affected by the environment or sunlight as might be expected considering its condition, although it tends to remain below the surface a little more than the others in the pod.”

Link Via Weird Stuff News (Photo: Caters News)


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14 comments to "Pink Dolphin Found In US Lake"

  1. no name for now
    March 3rd, 2009 at 10:59 pm

    that pic is tweaked a bit -- the dolphin is an albino and the image is several years old -- the original pix showed pink hue that wasn't quite so intense.

  2. LisaL
    March 3rd, 2009 at 11:00 pm

    Yeah the picture is tweaked to enhance the pink color.
    The dolphin is pink but it's more of a duller color... not neon.
    It's still pretty cool though. I just hope it has a long healthy and happy life.

  3. stacyj
    March 3rd, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    Kind of an interesting study in what counts as "credible" news, imo ... there's no proof in poster #1 & 2's comments that that image was indeed tweaked, and no proof in the original post that it was genuine, but common sense makes me more inclined to believe the "it was tweaked" camp just the same ...

    Eh, well, either way it's kind of neat to think that there COULD be a hot pink dolphin out there somewhere =)

  4. Ali S.
    March 3rd, 2009 at 11:57 pm

    It looks like some little girl got her birthday wish come true!

  5. Miss Cellania
    March 4th, 2009 at 12:19 am

    You can compare the pictures. Here is the one from a couple of years ago.
    http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/04/pink-dolphin-seen-in-louisiana-lak e/

  6. Aea
    March 4th, 2009 at 12:47 am

    The whole image looks super saturated, not just the dolphin.

  7. Video Game Dork
    March 4th, 2009 at 7:41 am

    for some reason that reminds me of Miami Vice.

  8. ted
    March 4th, 2009 at 8:19 am

    But I wanted a unicorn...

  9. LisaL
    March 4th, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    I wasn't saying that it was tweaked just for the sake of saying it... you can google up images of the dolphin and clearly see that it's not hot pink :P

  10. Johnny Cat
    March 4th, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    I wonder if the other dolphins tease him.

  11. BenZarius
    March 4th, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    Does anyone else here watch "The Venture Brothers?"

    Because all I can think of is HOT DOLPHIN whenever I see this, and then I giggle like a school girl for an hour.

  12. pax
    March 15th, 2009 at 5:42 am

    Really? I never knew pink dolphins were albinos... I just went to an Ocean Park last November/December, they had three pink dolphins doing stunts for them. Thought they were a usual occurrence.

  13. TIKA24
    April 14th, 2009 at 10:14 am

    I believe the link that Miss Cellania gave is a better picture of the dolphin from a couple years ago. It shows its true albino tone. The link is http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/04/pink-dolphin-seen-in-louisiana-lak e/

  14. Me
    October 5th, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    The link that Miss Cellania sent is not the same picture at all, the dolphin is not even swimming in the same direction. Therefor her link proves nothing. The picture could have been tweaked or it could just be a lighting difference, you would be amazed at what lighting can do. I am not saying the picture was not tweaked, I have no idea, I am just pointing out that nothing in this post proves that it is. Either way, I think the pink dolphin is beautiful. I think what Ali S. said was funny, how true!


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