Some of the most beautiful animals in the world are pink!
We found some strange and exquisite ones to share. Enjoy! :)
Axolotl - the most charming salamander in all of the salamander world.
The pink Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), also known as the Mexican walking fish,
is not only a ridiculously cute amphibian, but they never undergo metamorphosis
and thus stay in larval form their entire lives. They also have super healing
powers that allow them to regenerate their limbs.
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Sea Anemone - is named after the showy terrestrial flower. It comes in a rainbow
of dazzling colors with pink being the loveliest. The vibrant color of it depends
on if their host is a coral or sponge. This creature that's related to coral
and jellyfish is more than just pretty in pink, they are carnivorous, can live to
be 50 years old, and some of them can grow as large as 6 feet in width.
Pink Hairy Squat Lobsters - aren't really lobsters, but rather they are a group of
900 species of crabs in the Anomura Order. It is sometimes called a Fairy Crab for
its delicate fanciful appearance. While it is tiny, only 1/2 inch long, it packs a
visual punch, with its neon pinks and purples. Pink Squat Lobsters hang out with
similarly colored Giant Barrel Sponges, for camouflage benefits, on rocky reefs in
Bali and Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Amazon River Dolphin - is a pink skinned beauty, native to the freshwater Orinoco,
Amazon, and Araguaia/Tocantins River systems of South America. Also known as the
boutu, boto, or bufeo, this pink dolphin is the largest of all freshwater dolphins.
The pink-toothed whale is the largest river dolphin species, reaching heights of over
eight feet (2.43 m) and weighing over 400 pounds (181.4 kg).
The warm river waters make the dolphins' capillaries expand, causing them to
become visible through their skin, much like when humans blush or flush. Iron
content in the water adds to their pink beauty.
The IUCN classified Amazon River dolphins as endangered in 2018. Primary risks
include using them as fish bait, fishing with explosives, and mining
operations contaminating river water.
Image Source: Ahmad Ali JetPlane.
Web-footed Gecko - this little cutie lives in Namib Desert in southern Africa.
The gecko's salmon-pink tinted translucent skin acts as camouflage as it
scampers across the Namib's hot reddish sands. Interestingly, this gecko has
no eyelids, and so it must lick its eyes in order to keep them from drying out.
Image Source: Stefan.Kuemmel.
Pink Robin - is a species of Australian Robin (Petroica rodinogaster) endemic
to the temperate and tropical forests of southern Australia. Pink Robin males
sport a bright pink chest, a white crown, and grey-black wings, while the
females are a more neutral shade of grey-brown.
Image Source: Ron Knight.
Roseate Spoonbill - is not a flamingo. You can find roseate spoonbills sifting
through shallow waters with their spoon-shaped bills, catching their dinners
along the Gulf Coast of the United States, along the coastlines south to Argentina.
The Roseate Spoonbills' pretty pink feathers became all the rage in the
19th century for use in ladies' fans. This fashion statement all but wiped
out this beautiful pink species. Now, thanks to conservation efforts, their
population is once again on the rise.
Image Source: Mark Vance.
Galah Cockatoo - also known as the rose-breasted cockatoo or pink-gray cockatoo,
is a parrot native to Australia. These pink birds are remarkably social,
frequently gathering in flocks containing 10 to 1,000 members. With a playful
and social nature, galahs are adept at mimicking human speech and other sounds.
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo - lives in light woods and open grasslands in western
and central Australia. The Major Mitchell's Cockatoo is a social bird, and is
usually found in pairs. Sometimes they also hang out with the above Galahs and
other indigenous species of pink cockatoo.
Image Source: George Chapman.
Hopkins' Rose Nudibranch - is a vibrant pink species of sea slug that lives
along the Pacific Coast, from Oregon to Baja, California. The name nudibranch
comes from the Latin for 'naked gills.'
The Hopkins' Rose Nudibranch species gets its pink coloring from a diet of
pink bryozoan, tiny colonial marine animals. Their color ranges from pale
powder puff blush to intense hot pink - some evolved as camouflage, and
some as warning: Pink = Poison.
Image Source: Sean Murray.
Flamingos - the most famous 'pretty in pink' animals of all. When flamingoes
first hatch, they are a drab grey. They develop into glorious shades of peach
and coral primarily because of their diet. The red and blue-green algae they
eat is chock-full of beta carotene, which contains a reddish-orange pigment,
and the mollusks and crustaceans flamingos favor also possess pigment-rich
carotenoids.
Image Source: Kenny P..
If Flamingos romantic color and heart-shaped kisses aren't lovey-dovey enough,
think about this: Although flamingoes group in flocks that can number in the
hundreds of thousands, a flamingo picks a single mate and generally remains
monogamous for life.
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