Dolphin World Blog

Hi there,

I received this reply about the Pink Dolphin post (July 5th) I made recently.

Tina Says…..
first of all this picture is a fake-the rare pink dolphin is called boto and has a totally different shape than your average dolphin,the boto has some what of a hump by there dosal fin and their dorsal fin is also shorter than the average dolphin.there are many myths about the pink dolphin or boto,i suggest google.com and put in myth of the boto. the dolphine in the picture looks like a rare albino not a boto.

So I did some search on Google about Boto. This is what I came up with…

The boto is the largest river dolphin, weighing up to 180 kg (400 lb) with a length up to 2.6 m (8.5′). Most adult botos are pink, although some have a darker back or are partially gray. Although the boto’s eyes appear small and inconspicuous, they are actually, in the skull, as large as those of marine dolphins. Thus the boto can see well. On the other hand, it can also rely on its sonar as it swims through a murky flooded forest.  Its bulbous forehead ends in a long, tube-shaped beak bearing sensory bristles that allow it to feel for food in a river’s depths.  The pectoral fins are broad and paddle-like; the flukes are broad and triangular; and it lacks a prominent dorsal fin, possessing instead a low ridge along the back. [Read More]

 

But today I have read this post from Joan Bushwell’s Blog, claiming that the Pink Dolphin sighting in LA is true and is trying to name the pink dolphin.

Joan said the the following:
the pink coloration arises from blood vessels just below the surface of the dolphin’s skin. Ordinarily the skin itself would be grey and thus the effects of the mammal’s vasculature on its presentation to the world would be concealed. [Read More]

Now it’s getting more serious whether this is a hoax or true. What do you think?
God Bless,
John