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Uncommon resident north of salt lake Gulf of Mexico has become a real attraction for tourists, writes Jutarnji list. The only pink dolphin swims in the world with her mother and four other kljunata dolphins and play like all young. 'It looks as if you just remove it from the can with a pink color, "the captain enthusiastically story Erik Rue which it was first observed and recorded in Calcasieu Lake in Louisiana.

'The young dolphin from the core to the top of the tail is completely pink skin on the body and red eyes, indicating albinism. In everything else, it looks like other hatchlings - a healthy, loves to play and swim in the company of his mother, 'said the captain of a tourist boat Rue the Telegraph. Extracting only the custom to remain longer under water, which scientists explain a greater sensitivity to the sun's rays.

Biologists have not noticed a lack of melanin pigment in the dolphins and the strange baby stimulated discussion about possible genetic disorder.

Since attracting increasing attention, scientists warn that tourists do not disturb and observe what greater distance.

Dolphins that live in rivers of South America, called the Amazon River Dolphin or Amazon dolphins, occasionally have a similar color, but it changes with age. Young animals are silvery-gray, while the elderly are becoming pink.

Calcasieu Lake is actually a lake, but salty estuary in Louisiana north of the Gulf of Mexico. Boat trips organized Captain Erik Rue gained in popularity after the sailor most photographed attraction, the lake - a pink dolphin. It is to be the albino dolphins, whose skin is completely beautiful pink color, and the captain says dolphin looks "as though he just came with the painting." Pink dolphin protects his flock with his mother and spends most of that time, and the sun does not negatively impact on it, but spend more time under water than other members of the flock

Pink dolphins made the 42-year-old captain Erik Rue of Calcasieu Lake, north of the Gulf of Mexico. Erik was noticed and four other dolphins to swim normal colors with albino dolphins.
- I could not believe it. He was completely pink. I never saw something like that - said Capt. Erik Rue.
Dolphin is completely healthy other than having albinism (inability of the organism that produces the pigment melanin, and his skin color svjetloružičaste). Tourists attacked in search of dolphin, which could badly affect him if he too upset.
- Throughout his career I saw dolphins who like pink. It is really wonderful - she is a biologist Regina Asmutis-Silvia.