But the locals have an even stranger tale; they've long told the story of Boto, the Amazonian River Dolphin species that turns pink. Surprisingly, it turns out that this bizarre tale is true.

While we all may want to believe that bright pink dolphins were recently swimming in the ocean, we may have to take it with a pinch of salt. The Claim Photos and videos showing bright pink ...

Every once in a while, something pierces the surface—a large splash or a bright flash of color—and we point excitedly, hoping to confirm a sighting of a pink river dolphin, also called a boto.

It's an albino. In the photo below, tweeted by New Scientist, the albino dolphin looks pink. Albinism occurs when an animal completely lacks melanin, the compound that gives the skin and eyes color.

An curved arrow pointing right. Over 100 Amazon river dolphins died in Brazil's Lake Tefe amid a historic drought. Seventy carcasses were found on a single day when water temperatures soared to ...

An Amazon pink dolphin, or boto, near the city of Novo Airão, Amazonas, Brazil.Credit: iStock Video provided by the institute showed vultures picking at the dolphin carcasses beached on the lakeside.