这是世界上仅有的一只粉红海豚吗?

Caught on camera: Is this the world's only PINK dolphin?
美国船长拍到粉红瓶鼻海豚照片


美国路易斯安那州的一名当地船长在加尔卡修湖拍到了非常罕见的一只粉红瓶鼻海豚的图片。

　　当地租船船长埃里克-鲁伊称，他在那只粉红瓶鼻海豚在加尔卡修湖出现后一直对它进行研究。加尔卡修湖位于美国西南墨西哥湾以北，是一个内陆盐水湖。自人们发现那只粉红瓶鼻海豚与其它正常颜色的海豚一起活动后，参观者纷纷慕名前往加尔卡修湖。

　　42岁的鲁伊船长称，粉红瓶鼻海豚的眼睛是红色的，它和另外四只海豚在一起，其中的一只看起来是它的母亲，从未离开其左右。鲁伊称：“我是碰巧看到那些海豚的，我注意到一只海豚的体重较轻，它完全是令人震惊的粉红色，皮肤看起来很光滑。我从未见到类似的东西，它的全身都是粉红色，看起来是刚从染料箱里出来。我已发现它有四五十次了，很显然，它和家人已在加尔卡修湖安家。现在已经长大，有时会离开母亲去玩耍和进食。令人感到奇怪的是，这只海豚看上去受环境或者阳光的影响不大，只是比其它海豚在水下呆的时间要长一些。我对能看到这样令人惊叹的动物感到很幸运，我非常有幸地在它经常到访的地方工作和生活。我们的客人对于有机会看到这样独特的动物总是感到很激动，我们盼望它能够在这里多呆一段时间。”

　　鲸类和海豚保护组织的高级生物学家里吉娜-斯尔维亚称，粉红瓶鼻海豚“真的非常美丽”。她说：“我在我的职业生涯里从未看到过这样颜色的海豚。尽管它看起来是粉红色的，但这其实是海豚的一种白化变异，目前还不清楚它所继承的是何种白化症。它是一只真的非常美丽的海豚，但人们应当小心谨慎，要尊重它，从远处观察它，限制观看时间，不要去追逐或者骚扰它。”

These are the stunning pictures of a rare pink bottlenose dolphin spotted swimming in a Louisiana lake.
The mammal was pictured by local charter boat captain Erik Rue, who has been studying the dolphin since it first surfaced in Lake Calcasieu, an inland saltwater estuary, north of the Gulf of Mexico in Southwestern USA.
Since it was spotted with its pod of normal coloured dolphins last year the animal has been wowing visitors on the lake.
Capt Rue, 42, originally saw the dolphin, which also has reddish eyes, swimming with a pod of four other dolphins, with one appearing to be its mother which never left its side.


游客发现粉红瓶鼻海豚
Stunning sight: The rare albino dolphin has been spotted by excited visitors to Lake Calcasieu in Louisiana


'I just happened to see a little pod of dolphins, and I noticed one that was a little lighter. It was absolutely stunningly pink', he said.
'I had never seen anything like it. It's the same colour throughout the whole body and it looks like it just came out of a paint booth. The dolphin appears to be healthy and normal other than its colouration, which is quite beautiful.
'The mammal is entirely pink from tip to tail and has reddish eyes indicating it's albinism. The skin appears smooth, glossy pink and without flaws. I have spotted it about 40 to 50 times in the time since the original sighting as it has apparently taken up residence with its family in the Calcasieu Ship Channel.



'As time has passed he has grown and sometimes ventures away from its mother to feed and play but always remains in the vicinity of the pod.
'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.'


粉红瓶鼻海豚与其它正常颜色的海豚一起活动
The striking mammal is thought to be the world's only pink bottlenose dolphin

Capt Rue added: 'I feel very fortunate to have seen this incredible mammal and lucky to be able to work and live in the area where such a fantastic creature frequents.

'Our guests are always thrilled at the opportunity to spot such a unique mammal and we look forward to it being around for some time to come.'
Regina Asmutis-Silvia, senior biologist, with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, called the dolphin 'truly beautiful'.

'I have never seen a dolphin coloured in this way in all my career', she said.
'While this animal looks pink, it is an albino which you can notice in the pink eyes. Albinism is a genetic trait and it unclear as to the type of albinism this animal inherited.
'It is a truly beautiful dolphin but people should be careful, as with any dolphins, to respect it. Observe from a distance, limit their time watching, don't chase or harass it.