AOL News is joining forces with The Huffington Post to bring you the best original reporting, insight and opinion on the web. Join HuffPost Social News using your AOL account!

pink dolphins News

pink dolphins News From AOL News

They Came From the Deep: Amazing Water-Bound Creatures

By Lee SpeigelDec 25th 2010 – 5:18PM
capetownsailing.co.za

capetownsailing.co.za

In a year that was filled with stories of a massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Republicans regaining control of the House of Representatives, unemployment distress, worries over home foreclosures, WikiLeaks and cyberattacks, 2010 gave us an overflow of stories about water-bound creatures as well. Sharks, whales, dolphins,...

Amazon River Dolphins Being Slaughtered for Bait

Jul 11th 2010 – 7:09PM
Barcroft/Fame Pictures

Barcroft/Fame Pictures

RIO DE JANEIRO (July 11) -- The bright pink color gives them a striking appearance in the muddy jungle waters. That Amazon river dolphins are also gentle and curious makes them easy targets for nets and harpoons as they swim fearlessly up to fishing boats. Now, their carcasses are showing up in record numbers on...

Background on pink dolphins

The Chinese white dolphin (Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Sousa chinensis chinensis; ) is a humpback dolphin species, one of 80 cetacean species.

more at wikipedia »