Rare white dolphin glimpsed in Monterey Bay
Rare white dolphin glimpsed in Monterey Bay
(Screenshot from YouTube video uploaded by Nancy Black, Monterey Bay Whale Watch)
A rare white dolphin has been spotted in the waters of Monterey Bay, Calif.
Experts from Monterey Bay Whale Watch saw the young Rissos dolphin on Jan. 25 and confirmed that it is the same white dolphin that was first seen off Monterey on Aug. 28 2014.
The dolphin is either albino, or leucistic, according to the experts. Whereas albinism is caused by a reduction in melanin, leucism is caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment.
It is hard to tell unless we get a look at the eye color, but this little one kept coming to the surface with eyes closed, explained Monterey Bay Whale Watch, in a post on its Facebook page.
However, the dolphin appears to have a pink eye, according to experts.
A short YouTube video shows the white dolphin swimming with normal-colored gray dolphins.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/01/29/rare-white-dolphin-glimpsed-in-monterey-bay/
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Dolphins are amazing creatures...
This article sounds racist ! ;~ P
No it doesn't....
It is beautiful! I hope that it will stay safe!
It is beautiful...all Dolphins are beautiful..especially when you swim with them...
Would you like to see a picture of a white alligator ? I had the privilege of seeing this rare critter in a zoo a few years ago ...
Sure, I would love to se it!!
I'm not sure if this albino gator is the same critter . IIRC the gator I saw was not an albino . It had regular gator type eyes but here is the albino critter :
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070514-white-gator.html" target="_blank"> ....
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Thanks Petey,,it's definitely an unusual critter!
lol...