A simmering sea of pink, they are one of the marvels of the natural world. This astonishing picture taken by specialist aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand shows flamingos on Lake Nakuru in Kenya's Rift Valley, where up to 1.5 million have been seen at a time. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A rare pink dolphin (Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin) kept at a resort on the island of Samui in southern Thailand is to be set free after government officials found that the wild caught animal was being trained to perform shows for tourists. picked by Neiako 3 years ago

Footage has been released of a dolphin ultrasound in Orlando in Florida. The footage shows an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin which has since been born. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A subset of Western Australia’s Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin population use marine sponges on their beaks as a foraging tool. picked by stinkobinko 12 months ago

This strange almost perfect 'ice circle' has appeared on a frozen lake in Siberia.

While scientists have ruled out UFO involvement, they are puzzled as to how the mysterious, 2.5mile-wide geological phenomenon has formed in Lake Baikal. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Concealed beneath Lake Kivu is a deadly mixture of methane gas and carbon dioxide that could trigger a fiery disaster if there is volcanic activity. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Dunham, the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin that was released this morning after eight months in rehab recovering from pneumonia, got only a taste of the freedom today. Within a couple hours of being freed off the coast of Dunedin, the dolphin was attacked by sharks and died. :( picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

The insect was found by 11-year-old Daniel Tate who thought it was a flower until he saw it jump and then he realised it was a grasshopper.
The insect was later identified by wildlife officers as an adult female common green grasshopper, which has been born pink. more pics here

I presume this is a form of erythrism, though it is not defined as such in the article. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

The affecting cloak-and-dagger documentary “The Cove,” which documents a brutal dolphin hunt off the Japanese town of Taiji, is putting would-be amusement park visitors in an ethical bind and park owners on the defensive. “The captivity industry keeps the slaughter going,” O’Barry charges in movie. If he has his way, the gruesome images of bloody dolphins will keep yo... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 4 months ago

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered metal-rich sedimentary deposits in a New Hampshire lake that grow faster than any other deposits found in the United States. Understanding the environmental conditions that aid in the creation of the structures, which contain copper, iron and other heavy metals, could be helpful in discovering new metal sources. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A dolphin at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan has been given a new lease of life, after being fitted with an artificial fin. Unfortunately, it can only swim with it for a few hours at a time before it must be removed. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

Alcohol consumption in graphic arts in the '50s and '60s is often presented as a jolly pasttime, the most dire consequences of which might be visions of pink elephants. picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

A Singapore national serviceman who sashayed into a lift early one morning wearing only a pink bikini has been handed a day's jail and a S$11,000 ($7,529) fine by a court in the city-state. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The iconic Stonehenge in the UK is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the world, but it is not the only stone formation of its kind. Similar stone alignments have been found throughout England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales… and now, it seems, in Lake Michigan. picked by suebe 11 months ago

Evening Primrose Moths (Schinia Florida - Hodges 11164) are often found with their heads pressed into the center of a flower, with mouthparts feeding on nectar. They’re very striking moths — yellow with soft to brilliant pink wing markings, legs and heads. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Even the most avid gardener will not have seen a flower quite like this one.

The rare chrysanthemum has just one stem and one head - but its pale pink and yellow petals are split exactly down the middle at odds of thousands to one.

It was found by William Underwood, 73, in his garden in Cavendish, Suffolk. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

a rare type of pink iguana is a genetically-distinct species from its green cousins —they broke from other iguanas about five million years ago picked by stinkobinko 11 months ago

A pink baby elephant has been caught on camera in Botswana. A wildlife cameraman took pictures of the calf when he spotted it among a herd of about 80 elephants in the Okavango Delta. *He wasn't drinking* picked by suebe 9 months ago

A mining crew drills through the bottom of Lake Peigneur into a salt mine. As the lake begins to drain a tremendous whirlpool forms on the surface sucking down kilometers of land and actually reversing the flow of the Gulf of Mexico. picked by shredtone 3 years ago

...they found a 100-feet-deep crater in late May where the lake had been in March. picked by kxmk 2 years ago