Rare ALBINO Dolphin Spotted!
sglmom
2011/12/04 20:48:34
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Out of Brazil (Santa Catarina State)
Univille University's Project Toninhas ..
(Biologists studying an endangered species of Dolphin off the Southern Coast of South America)
Were surprised/stunned ..
When in their observations ..
They came upon and sighted .. within the dolphin community they were studying ..
a ALBINO baby in the group (which is nearby one of the adults of the pod)
Species name for this dolphin group is pontoporia blainvillei species
(Brazilians call this the Toninhas dolphin)
(Argentinians/Uruguayans call this the La Plata or Franciscana dolphin)
The baby has a white body with pinkish fins ..
the species itself nurses the young calves until they are around 6 months of age
Then the calf is still dependent on the mom until around a year of age.
(The species is known for its long, thin snout that can easily find itself entangled in fishing nets)
(This albino calf was first spotted in October, and first photographed in November)
Link to the articles
http://news.yahoo.com/biologists-albino-among-brazil-dolphins...
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2011/12/02/albino-...
http://newsabc.us/extremely-rare-albino-dolphin-spotted/3215889/
Please feel free to add your thoughts below ...
Univille University's Project Toninhas ..
(Biologists studying an endangered species of Dolphin off the Southern Coast of South America)
Were surprised/stunned ..
When in their observations ..
They came upon and sighted .. within the dolphin community they were studying ..
a ALBINO baby in the group (which is nearby one of the adults of the pod)
Species name for this dolphin group is pontoporia blainvillei species
(Brazilians call this the Toninhas dolphin)
(Argentinians/Uruguayans call this the La Plata or Franciscana dolphin)
The baby has a white body with pinkish fins ..
the species itself nurses the young calves until they are around 6 months of age
Then the calf is still dependent on the mom until around a year of age.
(The species is known for its long, thin snout that can easily find itself entangled in fishing nets)
(This albino calf was first spotted in October, and first photographed in November)
Link to the articles
http://news.yahoo.com/biologists-albino-among-brazil-dolphins...
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2011/12/02/albino-...
http://newsabc.us/extremely-rare-albino-dolphin-spotted/3215889/
Please feel free to add your thoughts below ...
Top Opinion
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Phyl *In God i Trust* 2011/12/05 06:05:07
Pink dolphins are known in the Amazon
We saw quite a few.
The Amazon is pretty vast....I think dolphins know how to swim.