# The Pink Dolphin **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 2, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pink-dolphin/488061 "2009-03-02T21:31:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pink-dolphin/488061/1 "2009-03-02T21:31:49Z")
Cue Henry Mancini music: Here tis: [Pink dolphin spotted in Louisiana](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4927224/Pink-dolphin-appears-in-US-lake.html). Technically it is an albino (according to the article). Kind of freaky and cool. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pink-dolphin/488061/2 "2009-03-02T21:45:04Z")
I _so_ thought this was going to be about a sex toy… Mildly disappointed. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Other\_Voices](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Other\_Voices](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Other_Voices)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pink-dolphin/488061/3 "2009-03-02T21:48:04Z")
> [@Astroboy14](#): > > I _so_ thought this was going to be about a sex toy… > > Mildly disappointed. 😉 If it makes you feel better, I call Little Other Voices my “pink dolphin”. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pink-dolphin/488061/4 "2009-03-02T21:51:57Z")
Huh. i thought this might have been a newly-discovered species of freshwater dolphin, some of which, like the Amazon and Yangtze dolphins, can be pink without being albino. Ah well. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pink-dolphin/488061/5 "2009-03-03T02:12:58Z")
Too easy a stepping stone for phallic jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pink-dolphin/488061/6 "2009-03-03T07:06:35Z")
I think the dolphin looks cool. More things in the animal world should be bubble gum pink. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pink-dolphin/488061/7 "2009-03-03T16:28:15Z")
> [@Mudshark](#): > > I think the dolphin looks cool. More things in the animal world should be bubble gum pink. I’m wondering if it’s so pink because of sunburn. It has no UV protection to speak of, just like a human albino. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pink-dolphin/488061/8 "2009-03-03T16:44:23Z")
And to think, I thought this was gonna be some wisecrack about [a popular beach gift shop.](http://www.gaydolphin.com/) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pink-dolphin/488061/9 "2009-03-03T16:46:35Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > I’m wondering if it’s so pink because of sunburn. It has no UV protection to speak of, just like a human albino. From what I read\* on Pink Dolphins, it is the blood vessel showing pink through the albino skin. In case of cite requests. > **[Is This Pink Dolphin Real?](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pink-dolphin/)** > > Photographs show a pinkish albino bottlenose dolphin? > **[tollbit-host.com](https://tollbit-host.com/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4927224/Pink-dolphin-appears-in-US-lake.html)** > [@](#): > > “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.” - My daughter brought this up a while ago, the pic is from 2007 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pink-dolphin/488061/10 "2009-03-04T03:16:02Z")
A pink dolphin was recued near our Samui Island three years ago and released into the sea. Fourth story down [here](http://swimwithdolphins.information.in.th/dolphin-news.html). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pink-dolphin/488061/11 "2009-03-04T03:17:42Z")
‘Hey, Cher, y’all wanna see my pink dolphin?’