pink dolphins question!! urgent!!?

Question

answer all of these questions plz:thx!!

1)How do we prevent the Pink Dolphins from getting less and less?
2)When will they turn Pink?
3)Are Pink Dolphins becoming extinct?
4)How long can they live for?
5)How big is a pink dolphin?

Answer 1

You can prevent them from becoming less and less if you keep them in captivity. I think what you might be talking about is an albino dolphin. They don't have protection from sunlight and other natural hazards and animals with pigment have protection against. Its from a deformity they have when they are birthed. They are just regular dolphins without any pigment.

Oh hey, I just did more research. You might be talking about the pink river dolphin. There isn't much about it. Only that they were declared extinct in 2005 or 2006. That's sad, no one can find out about them if there are none of them. They are the smartest of all freshwater dolphins.

My theory why they are pink: What if they are actually a different color, but when light shines on them they seem pink. Just like with blue eyes, they are actually grey but when light shines on them they shine blue.

Answer 2

1)We can't. We'd have to stop killing the rainforest and poaching and people will never do that. The only threat to this amazing species is people.
2)They turn pink with adulthood. This is caused by capillaries in the skin. This is NOT a rash or anything caused by the environment.
3) YES- Only about 300 left.
4)estimated about 30 years in the wild (their solitary nature makes it diffucult to know for sure) and 18 in captivity
5)6-9 feet, or thereabouts


The Pink Dolphin is also called the Amazon River Dolphin or Boto. I highly recommend reading Journey of the Pink Dolphins, which tells of a researcher's journey to study Inia geofrensis, the Boto dolphin.

Answer 3

The person that said they could return their color with medical know how

FAILED to give a source for that information.
If you really want to know, then open the link below and read it!

Seemingly mythical—wonder: dolphins that are as pink as bubble gum.
Hong Kong is one of the best places in the world to see the dolphins, known as the Indo-Pacific humpback species.
scientists don't know why the dolphins living off Hong Kong's coasts are pink.
http://www.livescience.com/animals/ap_060122_pink_dolphins.html

Pink and Gray River Dolphins
Coloration: The reasons for the unique coloration of Inia geoffrensis are poorly understood, but the presence of capillaries near the surface of the skin probably accounts for much of its characteristic pink flush. Other factors may include age of the animal, chemical disposition of the water (especially iron content), and the temperature of the water.

http://www.isptr-pard.org/dolphin.html
I don't believe pink dolphins are a separate breed they are a breed that has lost their ability to maintain their natural color due to toxins in the surrounding waters and living is a place without natural predators.

Answer 4

1. Polution is the major threat
2. Dont understand
3 Yes there are very few left
4 Dont know
5. Slightly smaller than a normal bottles nosed dolphin

Answer 5

1) Too late...the Pink Dolphins are a minimal race
2) when chemicals hit their tender skin and give them a rash
3) sure, when we fix these chemically altered dolphins with antibiotics to make them grey dolphins once again
4) as long as their bodies can still function with the chemicals adhered to their skin
5) depends on the gender and age...but some of the chemicals, alter their size...so it's very hard to be quite sure

Answer 6

i think of its unhappy. this is unquestionably an albino (subsequently the purple eyes) and for this reason lacks plenty necessary pigment in its skin. it would probably die of overheating this summer season while solar starts reflecting off the water and heating up its ecosystem.