Spotted: Barbie-pink dolphin splashing around in Hong Kong

By Mike Jones

It’s rare enough seeing a dolphin in the water near an airport…

Let alone a pink one!

PIC BY Brian Matthews / CATER NEWS

This rare, pink dolphin was spotted by Hong Kong Airport, when its colour dazzled a photographer.

Contrasting against the dark blue sea, the pink dolphin is a stand out to anyone – however far away they are.

PIC BY Brian Matthews / CATER NEWS

Brian Matthews captured this image when he was on a business trip in China.

Brian said: “The Hong Kong pink dolphins are Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and there are around 60 dolphins in the waters around Hong Kong.

PIC BY Brian Matthews / CATER NEWS

“Uniquely, the population along the Chinese coast has pink skin – the pink colour is from the blood vessels, the pinker they go the more they are trying to cool down.

PIC BY Brian Matthews / CATER NEWS

“With any animal this rare my first thought is that I’ve been a little lucky to seem them!”