Pinky the Pink Dolphin from Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana (photos)

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Pinky the Pink Dolphin from Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana

Pinky the Pink Dolphin was discovered by Erik Rue, the 42 year old charter boat captain when he was sailing the Lake Calcasieu in Louisiana. Pinky is the world’s only pink Bottlenose dolphin. Pinky is an albino dolphin. His eyes are bright red and skin, well… bright pink. He’s otherwise perfectly healthy, the only oddity about him is that he’s all flashy pink.

Pinky the Pink Dolphin has been swimming in the waters of Louisiana’s Lake Calcasieu since 2007. He’s been a big attraction, to the point that conservationists want to limit the time allocated for observation.

Dolphins are awesome. Their sense of community is unsurpassed. Family of dolphins will never abandon a member who’s injured, rather they’ll stay with him and protect him until he’s capable of keeping up with them again. When pinky the Pink Dolphin was first spotted, there was a group of five dolphins around with Pinky’s mom always by his side. Dolphins are so amazing. Especially this pink albino dolphin.

More pictures of Pinky the Pink Dolphin in the photo gallery below:

Hurricane Gustav 2008 Satellite Picture

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Hurricane Gustav 2008 Satellite Picture

This is crazy. Satellite Picture of Hurricane Gustav 2008 definitely looks like a bloody mayhem on Earth. While I’m sitting safely here in Canada, People down in New Orleans and whatever other area are affected are going through hell. Hurricane Gustav, the 2008 version of Hurricane Katrina hit the same area, however unlike Katrina, Hurricane Gustav did not leave Louisiana in a catastrophic state. The damages are still estimated at $12 billion, but at least the levees didn’t break flooding the whole city.

1.9 million people abandoned their homes in the Gulf Coast area to flee Hurricane Gustav. Many have already returned home, even though neighborhoods are quite devastated, many still without power.

Hurricane Gustav 2008 Satellite Picture above provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Getty Images North America