A video of a pink whale that has surfaced online recently has people talking.
On July 2, 2020, a woman named Lorna Annette posted several videos of what she thought was a pink beluga whale.
Annette said that they say the whale at Long Beach, off the coast of Newfoundland.
The videos have prompted many theories about what the creature was and why the pink hue.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has offered up a bit of an explanation and confirmed that it was in fact a minke whale.
Lots of chatter about “pink” whales lately! They are minke whales. Our scientists have seen the photos and images and say it’s likely due to all the breaching and belly flopping they’re doing. Just like us when we go for a swim! #DFONL pic.twitter.com/XzeshIYUvG
— DFO_NL (@DFO_NL) July 15, 2020
“Our scientists have seen the photos and images and say it’s likely due to all the breaching and belly flopping they’re doing. Just like us when we go for a swim,” they explained.
Annette wasn’t the only one to see the pink whale, as others later commented on the post saying that they had also spotted it this summer.
Earlier this year, the world’s only known pink manta ray was spotted in the Great Barrier Reef.
Nicknamed “'Inspector Clouseau,” it has been photographed only a handful of times.
Unlike the pink minke whale, the reason behind the unusual colouring is unknown, as scientists ruled out dietary and genetic factors.
Only known pink manta ray in the world photographed in Great Barrier Reef
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