Claim: Photos from June 2024 authentically depict a pink dolphin seen off the coast of North Carolina. Many people weighed in across social media on the likelihood of a pink dolphin appearing off the coast of North Carolina. There are two main kinds of pink dolphins: Amazon river dolphins (also known as Pink river dolphins) and albino bottlenose dolphins. Pink River Dolphin or Boto (Inia geoffrensis) (Getty Images)People have sighted Albino bottlenose dolphins, though also rare, in the wild. (The Guardian)We reached out to the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, who confirmed that they have not received any report of a pink dolphin sighting off the coast of North Carolina.

Source: The Guardian June 21, 2024 05:50 UTC