Pink dolphin?

[Moesha]

I saw a report on Good Morning America this morning about Pinky. She is adorable!

[Amanda+12]

That's really cute... and weird!

[blue]

Inland lake? I quess since they're mamals they dont need to proccess salt water like fish do.

[Suki Wingy]

Yes, they do, need salt water, Blue. Since the lake is in LA it is probably technically connected to the gulf somehow, thus being salty enough for bottlenose dolphins.

When I saw the title of this thread I thought it was going to be about botos, which I did a huge research project and presentation on in high school.

[blue]

I figured inland lake no salt.

Didnt think mamals proccessed salt water the same way fish did. I done learned something.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

they don't need the salt to breathe but it has a different PH and such when it comes in contact with thier skin and eyes. I saw a sea lion show at a zoo once and they said their swimming pool was fresh water, but had to spray their eyes with salt water several times a day.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Oh wow! It's a pink bottlenose dolphin!

Blue- bottlenose dolphins are saltwater dolphins, but there are kinds of freshwater dolphins too. I know that "Amazon River Dolphins" are freshwater dolphins and they're actually pink too. I don't think there are any dolphins that can live in both saltwater and freshwater though.

This bottlenose dolphin is living in saltwater according to the article.

the mammal first surfaced in Lake Calcasieu, an inland saltwater estuary, north of the Gulf of Mexico in southwestern USA.

Unlike dolphins, manatee are an animal that can live in both saltwater and freshwater. Manatee come up into the freshwater springs and rivers in Florida during the winter when the ocean is cooler and the springs and rivers are warmer. Then in the spring they head back out to the ocean.

[blue]

they don't need the salt to breathe.

Kinda hard to breath salt water without gills.

Blue- bottlenose dolphins are saltwater dolphins, but there are kinds of freshwater dolphins too. I know that "Amazon River Dolphins" are freshwater dolphins and they're actually pink too. I don't think there are any dolphins that can live in both saltwater and freshwater though.

This bottlenose dolphin is living in saltwater according to the article.

Missed that part of the article somehow.

Didnt know about the Amazon River Dolphins.

Check here for more pics of little pinky

I didnt think you could fish for Bottlenose dolphins.