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There are individuals in the animal kingdom various forms, colors and sizes. Someone by nature has a bright color, someone nature has awarded the ability to disguise well, and someone was born an albino or, in our opinion, not like everyone else.
Among the animals there are beautiful individuals Pink colour, ranging from the delicate color of marshmallow to bright fuchsia. For many of them, this is the standard color of the species, and for some, a real miracle. They were born albinos and acquired a rare color for an individual - a delicate pale pink. This dissimilarity gives them a certain charm and zest, thanks to which an ordinary grasshopper can become a magical pink creature from a fairy tale. If you ever meet one of these mystical animals, consider that you have won the lottery.
Pink Elephant
Do you think this is a hallucination? No, no, take a closer look. It is indeed a pink elephant. His color has become such because he is an albino, his skin from birth does not produce melanin. Among elephants, albinos give birth extremely rarely.
They are at risk due to increased exposure sun rays, and they are not very good at hiding from predators.
2. Pink iguana
These guys were first discovered in the Galapagos Islands in 2009.
Scientists have calculated that they stood out in separate view about five million years ago.
3 Pink Hippo
A small hippo was discovered near the banks of the Kenyan river Maara. Its coloration is caused by leukism, due to which melanocyte cells are absent in the skin.
4. Pink Dolphin
No, this is not photoshop and not an optical illusion, you really see a pink dolphin! These cuties are very rare and can be found in the waters around Lantau Island (Hong Kong). And yes, many scientists believe that these dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals.
5. Pink champagne fox
Foxes with wool of this color were first bred on one of the farms in Canada, about 100 years ago, and are very rare. They are bred only as pets and kept exclusively in captivity. And this tamed cunning fox, if anything, is called Miko.
6. Pink starfish
This pink beauty was found in southwest Florida. Usually their bright colors fade very quickly in the sun when they stay on the shore. Scientists are still puzzling over the reasons for their coloration.
7 Pink Toadfish
Although they appear to be funny and harmless, these toad fish actually have venomous spines that can cause a lot of pain. Unlike other types fish, they cannot "regulate" their coloration, so it is not entirely clear how they evolved to cotton candy color.
8. Pink grasshopper
Oh my God, what a cutie! This stunning beauty was first noticed by an 11-year-old boy in England, and at first the child mistook him for a flower. In the dry language of statistics, about one in 500 grasshoppers can be born pink. He can thank for this erythrism - a kind of mutation, not yet fully understood by scientists.
9. White-winged crossbill
These birds have an unusual beak. Nature has ideally adapted it to easily get seeds from cones. Moreover, they have a special "pocket" in the throat, where it is fashionable to store part of the seeds. Rose-red birds have black wings with two white stripes and are common in coniferous forests all over the territory North America.
10. Pink corn snake (maize snake)
Don't be shy, little snake. Despite the bright color and red eyes, it is not poisonous, it was bred by snake lovers. Wild pink snakes, as a rule, are albinos, and therefore very rare.
11 California Condor
With age, this rare bird acquires luxurious black feathers, but the chicks often show a whole palette of pink shades. Some even retain this color with age. The California Condor is one of the endangered species, so not only is it rare, it's downright extra-super-hyper-mega-rare!
12. "Pink-faced" bald wakari
Bald monkeys live in the northwest Amazon basin, in seasonally flooded forests, and are part of a classification called "New World monkeys". They "build" their homes in the tops of the trees and are therefore vulnerable to habitat loss as well as hunting.
13. Pink flamingo
Yes, flamingos are probably not uncommon, but what do you know about how they get their pink coloration? Chicks are born with gray feathers, the pink hue is acquired with age due to diet. Flamingos feed on algae, small crustaceans, molluscs, with which lipochromes enter the body. It's true, you are what you eat.
14. Pink sea anemone (aka sea anemone)
Only 10 percent of anemones live in symbiosis with clown fish, and there are about 1,000 species of them! These carnivorous animals are often mistaken for plants, which helps them grasp unsuspecting prey with their venomous tentacles.
15. Pink Slug
These eight-inch slugs were found in Australia. They love to crawl out into the fresh air early. By the way, they were singled out as a separate species only last year.
16. Pink Nudibranch Clam
Some of them eat algae, and some prefer to feast on corals in coral reefs, which makes them not very convenient pets.
17. Pink round spadefish
This wonderful fish uses its fins to roam alone on the ocean floor. She prefers shallow coastal waters southeastern Australia. About the behavior and biology of these very rare fish little is known. One might even say almost nothing.
18. Pink maple moth
No, isn't she cute?! What a lovely combination of yellow and pink! As the name implies, this moth, being a caterpillar, feeds on maple leaves.
19. Pink frilled armadillo
It is so small that it can easily fit on your hand! These armadillos are as rare as fairies, and they have the ability to completely burrow into the sand when threatened or simply frightened.
20. "Strawberry" leopard
This rare leopard with pale pink fur is suspected of having erythrism, a mutation that causes significantly more red pigment to be produced in the skin. In any case, the strawberry leopard, first discovered in the South African reserve, looks like a completely healthy and contented animal.
Blue sky, white snow, green grass, blue sea and….. pink animals. Yes, the fantasy of nature knows no bounds. The reasons for the appearance of such a "glamorous" color in animals can be very diverse. For some, this color serves as an ideal disguise, for others, on the contrary, it allows you to scare away predators, and for others, such a color can be the result of a gene defect. Now let's see what's what.
Any animal can have a pink color, be it an insect, a marine life or a mammal. Let's start with insects.
1. Pink grasshopper (lat. Tettigoniidae)
There may be several reasons for the appearance of such an unusual color in insects. First, for disguise. Many pink insects are easily mistaken for the flowers of a plant. Secondly, pink coloring makes it easy to hide among plants or flowers of a similar color. Therefore, this coloration is not characteristic of predatory insects.
But the bright pink color already wears completely opposite meaning. It can signal that a poisonous animal is in front of you. Therefore, for most predators, pink is a warning color.
Well, the third option, which just fits the hero of this paragraph, is a gene failure regarding pigmentation. Pink grasshoppers are a prime example of this phenomenon. It is quite rare. For the first time such an insect was discovered in 1887.
And in Japan, in general, one woman accidentally discovered in her garden three grasshoppers of different colors - green, white and pink. As it turned out a little later, they were all of the same species - Euconocephalus thunbergi. FROM in green everything is clear, this is normal, but the white and pink grasshoppers are an anomaly.
2. Pink or orchid mantis(lat. Hymenopus coronatus)
The next hero is the orchid praying mantis (lat. Hymenopus coronatus). Really, handsome? It lives in Thailand and Malaysia. Their unusual color is an excellent camouflage option, as they live on pink flowers of orchids, papaya, etc. It is not only such a delicate color that allows him to become more invisible, but also a special body shape that makes him look like flower petals.
Their color may change. The main color is white, some of the insects retain it throughout their lives. Others change their color depending on the color of the orchid flower they live on. This phenomenon is most common in young praying mantises.
The main diet is insects, but they can also prey on animals that are larger than them, for example, on small lizards.
Because of its attractive appearance and unpretentiousness in content, the orchid praying mantis is in demand among lovers of exotic insects.
3. Pink cicada (lat. Phromnia rosea)
Here is another master of disguise - the cicada Phromnia rosea. She really applies her pink coloring to 100%. Here, look at this image.
At first glance, it may seem that the branch is strewn with delicate pink buds that are about to bloom. No matter how! If you get closer, it becomes clear that these are not flowers at all, but real living creatures - hundreds of pink insects. If they are disturbed, they will take off and land in a safer place, and again turn into beautiful "flowers".
4. Centipede "Pink Dragon" (lat. Desmoxytes purpurosea)
But this insect is a prime example of the fact that pink can serve as a warning color. This centipede is indeed quite poisonous. She is able to shoot at the offender with spikes stuffed with cyanide.
It got its name due to the fact that it really is somewhat reminiscent of such a fabulous creature. This type of insect was discovered not so recently - in 2007, in the Mekong Delta (Southeast Asia).
But not only insects can be pink, but also underwater inhabitants like starfish, frogfish, lobsters and even dolphins!
5. Pink starfish (lat. Asteroidea)
The color scheme of these invertebrate type echinoderms is the most diverse. Including it can contain all shades of pink and purple. It looks beautiful, especially when there are not single instances of pink starfish but entire colonies. It is believed that species living among coral reefs have the brightest and most beautiful coloration.
Most often, the dorsal side is brighter than the ventral. And if the star for a long time lose its usual water environment, then it quickly loses its bright color and turns pale.
Most types of starfish, with the exception of the crown of thorns (lat. Acanthaster planci) pose no danger to humans.
6. Pink frog fish (lat. Antennariidae)
Here is how a famous naturalist of the 19th century spoke about these animals - "... they are the most ridiculous ... the most vile kind of fish, as their everyday name implies ... they have as much in common with frogs and toads as with fish."
Not the most pleasant comparison. But nothing can be done if this is true. These fish got their "amphibious" name because of unusual way movement underwater. They cannot swim like normal fish. Their movement is more like jumping. They move along the bottom with the help of modified pectoral fins.
Yes and appearance they don't really have a gift. Some of the species on the forehead have a special flexible long outgrowth with a bait at the end (their close relatives, anglerfish, have similar adaptations). With its help, the fish attracts small fish to itself. When she swims close enough, the fish in the blink of an eye opens its huge mouth and swallows the unlucky fish.
In addition, they are excellent camouflage. These clown fish can acquire any color, including pink. Everything will depend on the color of the surrounding area.
7. Pink crouching lobster (lat. Lauriea siagiani)
Pink squatting lobster (lat. Lauriea siagiani), lobster fairy or anomura crab - all these names refer to the same animal - a very fragile, delicate and beautiful creature.
Despite their names, the relationship between this creature and lobsters is very distant. Its closest relatives are hermit crabs and porcelain crabs.
Their appearance is great. A small 1.5 cm body is densely decorated with the most bright colors- various shades of pink, violet-purple, yellow, etc. Compared with the body, their fragile transparent legs become almost invisible.
They live in coral or rocky reefs in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, finding a safe haven among the porous body of the giant sponge Xestospongia muta.
8. Pink or Amazonian dolphin (lat. Inia geoffrensis)
These are river dolphins. They live in dark dangerous waters Amazons, next to gluttonous piranhas, who are not at all afraid. Amazonian dolphins themselves are not averse to eating piranhas, and they do it very quickly.
At first glance, it seems that these dolphins are actually colored pink, but this is only partly true. Their main color is light gray, as is the case with many ocean dolphins. It changes with age. Juveniles are greyish with a white belly, but as they mature they begin to take on a pinkish or pale blue hue. This is the result of the natural pigmentation of the skin.
At river dolphins vision is well developed, but in muddy water it is of little use. Therefore, in hunting, they rely on hearing, touch and echolocation. Amazonian dolphins are very voracious. They can eat up to 12 kilograms of fish per day.
Inii are very curious and playful, but they are difficult to train. They, like their sea brethren, care for their wounded relatives.
9. Pink crab
Anyone can envy its bright pink coloring. No wonder it has another funny name - strawberry crab. A funny picture is completed by white spots scattered all over the body. Well, just the "fly agaric" of the underwater world.
For the first time, people learned about this animal only in 2009. The new kind was found off the coast of southern Taiwan. It was originally mistaken for Neoliomera pubescens because they are very similar in appearance. But it turned out that these crabs differ in the width and shape of the shell. Adult individuals of the found species grow up to 5 centimeters wide.
These crabs are omnivores, but they prefer small seaweeds that grow on rocks.
But among reptiles, pink color is quite rare. In the animal world, only 2 species of reptiles with a pink tint are known. These are the pink corn snake and the pink iguana.
10. Pink iguana
These unique animals were discovered not so long ago - in 1986 in the Galapagos Islands, in particular, in the vicinity of Wolf Volcano on Isabella Island.
Initially, scientists thought that they had come across several specimens of common marine iguanas that had a problem with pigmentation. But everything turned out to be completely different. Thanks to DNA analysis, it was proved that pink iguanas are an independent species that separated from the rest even before the appearance of the Galapagos western islands, which includes the modern habitat of these animals - Isabella Island. It happened about 5.7 million years ago.
Everything is clear, if not for one BUT. The island itself was formed no more than 1 million years ago. Scientists explain this discrepancy by the fact that, perhaps, that part of the volcanoes that is now under water was once on the surface a long time ago. And the ancestors of pink iguanas could settle on their slopes and evolve into a separate species.
On the this moment the exact population size of these animals is still unknown. Scientists managed to detect and study only 36 specimens of these reptiles. Outwardly, they are slightly different from their closest relatives. Pink iguanas can reach a length of 1.8 meters and have a slightly different ridge shape on their backs.
11. Pink maize snake (lat. Pantherophis guttatus rosacea)
It is found in the very south of the Florida peninsula. Found in pine forests on depleted soils among deadwood, as well as on rocky slopes of hills and mountain canyons, in rock crevices and caves. In nature, it is mainly nocturnal, spending the day in shelters. It climbs well, but prefers to hunt on the surface of the earth.
The main prey is small mammals. A medium-sized, slender and relatively thin snake, usually reaches a length of 1.2 - 1.5 meters.
Pink is a natural color variation. This subspecies of the maize snake is characterized by a significant reduction in black pigment both on the top and on the belly, which makes the color look less contrasting and more uniform. The background of the back is pinkish-orange. The spots are sharp, without rims, dark brown or red.
Now let's talk about pink birds. And the first thing that comes to mind is a pink flamingo.
12. Pink flamingo (lat. Phoenicopterus roseus)
The natural color of these flamingos is white, not pink. They acquire their unusual shade with food - shrimp, small crustaceans and plants, which contain a large amount of betacarotene. With improper nutrition, these birds turn pale and lose their unique color. Often this happens when kept in captivity, since not every zoo is able to provide this bird with a special diet with a high level of betacarotene.
The pink color in these birds serves to attract the attention of the opposite sex. Therefore, pale individuals, in particular males, are much less likely to have a life mate than their pinker counterparts.
We have already managed to talk about pink insects, marine life, birds, reptiles and even some mammals. But these are not all animals that can boast such an unusual coloration for the animal world. Let's continue our review and look at a few more mammals.
13. Pink hippos
I will say right away that this is not an independent species, but only the vagaries of nature. Pink hippos are found, but very rarely. This is most common in the Leucistic hippos species, which often lacks brown pigment in the skin.
However, the partial presence of pink for hippos is not new. Most of them are gray-brown in color, but in hot weather they can take on a slight pink tint. This is due to the unusual color of their sweat.
Believe it or not, the most famous pink hippopotamus lives in Russia, in one of the Kaliningrad zoos. This is a boy, but his name is Svetik, or Svyatoslav. Until the age of three, Svetik was an ordinary gray-brown hippo, but then he suddenly turned pink. According to veterinarians, the reason for such a sharp change in color was heredity. It turns out that Svetik's great-grandfather was also pink.
Now, at the age of 4, this hippo weighs 600 kilograms. According to zoologists, by the age of 10, these hippos reach a weight of up to 3.5 tons.
14. Pink armadillo (lat. Chlamyphorus truncatus)
It is also called the frilled armadillo or the Argentine shield-bearer. It lives on the territory of western Argentina, where it inhabits dry meadows and flat sandy areas overgrown with cacti and thorny bushes. Not much is known about this animal.
This small animal (it grows up to 12-15 centimeters in length and weighs no more than 90 grams) got its name due to the pink color of the shell. Unlike other types of armadillos, in which the body is covered with a ossified bone shell, in the pink armadillo it is covered with soft white wool. A similar fur edge is observed on the abdomen. The eyes are small, the auricles are practically absent.
He lives in loose soil, where he finds his livelihood. The basis of its diet is adult insects and their larvae: ants, their larvae, worms, caterpillars, snails, as well as plant roots.
The main activity is shown at night, during the day it sits in its hole. Juveniles have a soft shell. It hardens only in adulthood. These are leisurely animals, so they easily become prey for predators, especially their cubs. In this case, adults are saved by the shell, and even then not always. If necessary, it is able to completely dig into the ground in a few seconds.
15. Pink kitten
But the pink color of this animal is most likely the result chemical reaction than the tricks of nature. In England, in the county of Cornwall, on the territory of a concrete factory, workers accidentally discovered 4 homeless kittens, who also turned out to be orphans. From hunger and weakness, they could hardly move. The kittens were sent almost immediately to special organization titled "Cat Protection".
But the most interesting thing is that these kittens turned out to be pink. Veterinarians believe they accidentally smeared themselves in coloring pigment which is widely used in the factory. All the kittens were washed and returned to their natural color, except for one. It turned out to be a girl whose light-colored fur soaked up the paint so much that it was impossible to wash it off. She just became a couple of tones lighter. For this she was called the Pink Panther.
Pink animals. Part 3. But among reptiles, pink is quite rare. In the animal world, only 2 species of reptiles with a pink tint are known. These are the pink corn snake and the pink iguana.
10. Pink iguana These unique animals were discovered not so long ago - in 1986 in the Galapagos Islands, in particular, in the vicinity of Wolf Volcano on Isabella Island. Initially, scientists thought that they had come across several specimens of common marine iguanas that had a problem with pigmentation. But everything turned out to be completely different. Thanks to DNA analysis, it was proved that pink iguanas are an independent species that separated from the rest even before the appearance of the Galapagos western islands, which includes the modern habitat of these animals - Isabella Island. It happened about 5.7 million years ago. Everything is clear, if not for one BUT. The island itself was formed no more than 1 million years ago. Scientists explain this discrepancy by the fact that, perhaps, that part of the volcanoes that is now under water was once on the surface a long time ago. And the ancestors of pink iguanas could settle on their slopes and evolve into a separate species.
At the moment, the exact population size of these animals is still unknown. Scientists managed to detect and study only 36 specimens of these reptiles. Outwardly, they are slightly different from their closest relatives. Pink iguanas can reach a length of 1.8 meters and have a slightly different ridge shape on their backs. 11. Pink maize snake (lat. Pantherophis guttatus rosacea) Found in the very south of the Florida peninsula. It occurs in pine forests on depleted soils among deadwood, as well as on rocky slopes of hills and mountain canyons, in rock crevices and caves. In nature, it is mainly nocturnal, spending the day in shelters. It climbs well, but prefers to hunt on the surface of the earth. The main prey is small mammals. A medium-sized, slender and relatively thin snake, usually reaches a length of 1.2 - 1.5 meters.
Pink maize snake Pink is a natural color variation. This subspecies of the maize snake is characterized by a significant reduction in black pigment both on the top and on the belly, which makes the color look less contrasting and more uniform. The background of the back is pinkish-orange. The spots are sharp, without rims, dark brown or red. Now let's talk about pink birds. And the first thing that comes to mind is a pink flamingo. 12. Pink flamingos (lat. Phoenicopterus roseus) The natural color of these flamingos is white, not pink. They acquire their unusual shade with food - shrimp, small crustaceans and plants, which contain a large amount of betacarotene. With improper nutrition, these birds turn pale and lose their unique color. Often this happens when kept in captivity, since not every zoo is able to provide this bird with a special diet with a high level of betacarotene.
Pink flamingos The pink color of these birds serves to attract the attention of the opposite sex. Therefore, pale individuals, in particular males, are much less likely to have a life mate than their pinker counterparts. We have already managed to talk about pink insects, marine life, birds, reptiles and even some mammals. But these are not all animals that can boast such an unusual coloration for the animal world. Let's continue our review and look at a few more mammals. 13. Pink hippos I will say right away that this is not an independent species, but only the whims of nature. Pink hippos are found, but very rarely. This is most common in the Leucistic hippos species, which often lacks brown pigment in the skin.
Pink hippo However, the partial presence of pink for hippos is not new. Most of them are gray-brown in color, but in hot weather they can take on a slight pink tint. This is due to the unusual color of their sweat.
Believe it or not, the most famous pink hippopotamus lives here in Russia, in one of the Kaliningrad zoos. This is a boy, but his name is Svetik, or Svyatoslav. Until the age of three, Svetik was an ordinary gray-brown hippo, but then he suddenly turned pink. According to veterinarians, the reason for such a sharp change in color was heredity. It turns out that Svetik's great-grandfather was also pink.
Behemoth Svetik Now, at the age of 4, this hippo weighs 600 kilograms. According to zoologists, by the age of 10, these hippos reach a weight of up to 3.5 tons. 14. Pink armadillo (lat. Chlamyphorus truncatus) It is also called the frilled armadillo or the Argentine shield bearer. It lives on the territory of western Argentina, where it inhabits dry meadows and flat sandy areas overgrown with cacti and thorny bushes. Not much is known about this animal.
Pink or frilled armadillo This small animal (it grows up to 12-15 centimeters in length and weighs no more than 90 grams) got its name due to the pink color of the shell. Unlike other types of armadillos, in which the body is covered with a ossified bone shell, in the pink armadillo it is covered with soft white wool. A similar fur edge is observed on the abdomen. The eyes are small, the auricles are practically absent.
Blue sky, white snow, green grass, blue sea and….. pink animals. Yes, the fantasy of nature knows no bounds. The reasons for the appearance of such a "glamorous" color in animals can be very diverse. For some, this color serves as an ideal disguise, for others, on the contrary, it allows you to scare away predators, and for others, such a color can be the result of a gene defect. Now let's see what's what.
Any animal can have a pink color, be it an insect, a marine life or a mammal. Let's start with insects.
1. Pink grasshopper (lat. Tettigoniidae)
There may be several reasons for the appearance of such an unusual color in insects. First, for disguise. Many pink insects are easily mistaken for the flowers of a plant. Secondly, pink coloring makes it easy to hide among plants or flowers of a similar color. Therefore, this coloration is not characteristic of predatory insects.
But the bright pink color already has a completely opposite meaning. It can signal that a poisonous animal is in front of you. Therefore, for most predators, pink is a warning color.
Well, the third option, which just fits the hero of this paragraph, is a gene failure regarding pigmentation. Pink grasshoppers are a prime example of this phenomenon. It is quite rare. For the first time such an insect was discovered in 1887.
And in Japan, in general, one woman accidentally discovered in her garden three grasshoppers of different colors - green, white and pink. As it turned out a little later, they were all of the same species - Euconocephalus thunbergi. With green, everything is clear, this is normal, but white and pink grasshoppers are an anomaly.
2. Pink or orchid praying mantis (lat. Hymenopus coronatus)
The next hero is the orchid praying mantis (lat. Hymenopus coronatus). Really, handsome? It lives in Thailand and Malaysia. Their unusual color is an excellent camouflage option, as they live on pink flowers of orchids, papaya, etc. It is not only such a delicate color that allows him to become more invisible, but also a special body shape that makes him look like flower petals.
Their color may change. The main color is white, some of the insects retain it throughout their lives. Others change their color depending on the color of the orchid flower they live on. This phenomenon is most common in young praying mantises.
The main diet is insects, but they can also prey on animals that are larger than them, for example, on small lizards.
Because of its attractive appearance and unpretentiousness in content, the orchid praying mantis is in demand among lovers of exotic insects.
3. Pink cicada (lat. Phromnia rosea)
Here is another master of disguise - the cicada Phromnia rosea. She really applies her pink coloring to 100%. Here, look at this image.
At first glance, it may seem that the branch is strewn with delicate pink buds that are about to bloom. No matter how! If you get closer, it becomes clear that these are not flowers at all, but real living creatures - hundreds of pink insects. If they are disturbed, they will take off and land in a safer place, and again turn into beautiful "flowers".
4. Pink Dragon Centipede Desmoxytes purpurosea
But this insect is a prime example of the fact that pink can serve as a warning color. This centipede is indeed quite poisonous. She is able to shoot at the offender with spikes stuffed with cyanide.
It got its name due to the fact that it really is somewhat reminiscent of such a fabulous creature. This type of insect was discovered not so recently - in 2007, in the Mekong Delta (Southeast Asia).
But not only insects can be pink, but also underwater inhabitants, for example, starfish, frog fish, lobsters and even dolphins!
5. Pink starfish (lat. Asteroidea)
The color scheme of these invertebrates such as echinoderms is very diverse. Including it can contain all shades of pink and purple. It looks beautiful, especially when there are not single specimens of pink starfish, but entire colonies. It is believed that species living among coral reefs have the brightest and most beautiful coloration.
Most often, the dorsal side is brighter than the ventral. And if a star loses its usual water environment for a long time, then it quickly loses its bright color and turns pale.
Most types of starfish, with the exception of the crown of thorns (lat. Acanthaster planci), do not pose any danger to humans.
6. Pink fish frogs (lat. Antennariidae)
Here is how a famous naturalist of the 19th century spoke about these animals - "... they are the most ridiculous ... the most vile kind of fish, as their everyday name implies ... they have as much in common with frogs and toads as with fish."
Not the most pleasant comparison. But nothing can be done if this is true. These fish got their "amphibious" name because of the unusual way of moving under water. They cannot swim like normal fish. Their movement is more like jumping. They move along the bottom with the help of modified pectoral fins.
Yes, and their appearance is really not a gift. Some of the species on the forehead have a special flexible long outgrowth with a bait at the end (their close relatives, anglerfish, have similar adaptations). With its help, the fish attracts small fish to itself. When she swims close enough, the fish in the blink of an eye opens its huge mouth and swallows the unlucky fish.
In addition, they are excellent camouflage. These clown fish can acquire any color, including pink. Everything will depend on the color of the surrounding area.
7. Pink crouching lobster (lat. Lauriea siagiani)
Pink crouching lobster (lat. Lauriea siagiani), lobster fairy or anomura crab - all these names refer to the same animal - a very fragile, delicate and beautiful creature.
Despite their names, the relationship between this creature and lobsters is very distant. Its closest relatives are hermit crabs and porcelain crabs.
Their appearance is great. The small 1.5 cm body is densely adorned with the brightest colors - various shades of pink, violet-purple, yellow, etc. Compared with the body, their fragile transparent legs become almost invisible.
They live in coral or rocky reefs in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, finding a safe haven among the porous body of the giant sponge Xestospongia muta.
8. Pink or Amazonian dolphin (lat. Inia geoffrensis)
These are river dolphins. They live in the dark and dangerous waters of the Amazon, next to voracious piranhas, which they are not at all afraid of. Amazonian dolphins themselves are not averse to eating piranhas, and they do it very quickly.
At first glance, it seems that these dolphins are actually colored pink, but this is only partly true. Their main color is light gray, as is the case with many ocean dolphins. It changes with age. Juveniles are greyish with a white belly, but as they mature they begin to take on a pinkish or pale blue hue. This is the result of the natural pigmentation of the skin.
River dolphins have well-developed eyesight, but in muddy water it is of little use. Therefore, in hunting, they rely on hearing, touch and echolocation. Amazonian dolphins are very voracious. They can eat up to 12 kilograms of fish per day.
Inii are very curious and playful, but they are difficult to train. They, like their sea brethren, care for their wounded relatives.
9. Pink crab
Anyone can envy its bright pink coloring. No wonder it has another funny name - strawberry crab. A funny picture is completed by white spots scattered all over the body. Well, just the "fly agaric" of the underwater world.
For the first time, people learned about this animal only in 2009. A new species has been discovered off the coast of southern Taiwan. It was originally mistaken for Neoliomera pubescens because they are very similar in appearance. But it turned out that these crabs differ in the width and shape of the shell. Adult individuals of the found species grow up to 5 centimeters wide.
These crabs are omnivores, but they prefer small seaweeds that grow on rocks.
But among reptiles, pink color is quite rare. In the animal world, only 2 species of reptiles with a pink tint are known. These are the pink corn snake and the pink iguana.
10. Pink iguana
These unique animals were discovered not so long ago - in 1986 in the Galapagos Islands, in particular, in the vicinity of Wolf Volcano on Isabella Island.Initially, scientists thought that they had come across several specimens of common marine iguanas that had a problem with pigmentation. But everything turned out to be completely different. Thanks to DNA analysis, it was proved that pink iguanas are an independent species that separated from the rest even before the appearance of the Galapagos western islands, which includes the modern habitat of these animals - Isabella Island. It happened about 5.7 million years ago. Everything is clear, if not for one BUT. The island itself was formed no more than 1 million years ago. Scientists explain this discrepancy by the fact that, perhaps, that part of the volcanoes that is now under water was once on the surface a long time ago. And the ancestors of pink iguanas could settle on their slopes and evolve into a separate species.
At the moment, the exact population size of these animals is still unknown. Scientists managed to detect and study only 36 specimens of these reptiles. Outwardly, they are slightly different from their closest relatives. Pink iguanas can reach a length of 1.8 meters and have a slightly different ridge shape on their backs.
11. Pink maize snake (lat. Pantherophis guttatus rosacea)
It is found in the very south of the Florida peninsula. It occurs in pine forests on depleted soils among deadwood, as well as on rocky slopes of hills and mountain canyons, in rock crevices and caves. In nature, it is mainly nocturnal, spending the day in shelters. It climbs well, but prefers to hunt on the surface of the earth.The main prey is small mammals. A medium-sized, slender and relatively thin snake, usually reaches a length of 1.2 - 1.5 meters.
Pink is a natural color variation. This subspecies of the maize snake is characterized by a significant reduction in black pigment both on the top and on the belly, which makes the color look less contrasting and more uniform. The background of the back is pinkish-orange. The spots are sharp, without rims, dark brown or red.
Now let's talk about pink birds. And the first thing that comes to mind is a pink flamingo.
12. Pink flamingo (lat. Phoenicopterus roseus)
The natural color of these flamingos is white, not pink. They acquire their unusual shade with food - shrimp, small crustaceans and plants, which contain a large amount of betacarotene. With improper nutrition, these birds turn pale and lose their unique color. Often this happens when kept in captivity, since not every zoo is able to provide this bird with a special diet with a high level of betacarotene.
The pink color in these birds serves to attract the attention of the opposite sex. Therefore, pale individuals, in particular males, are much less likely to have a life mate than their pinker counterparts.
We have already managed to talk about pink insects, marine life, birds, reptiles and even some mammals. But these are not all animals that can boast such an unusual coloration for the animal world. Let's continue our review and look at a few more mammals.
13. Pink hippos
I will say right away that this is not an independent species, but only the vagaries of nature. Pink hippos are found, but very rarely. This is most common in the Leucistic hippos species, which often lacks brown pigment in the skin.
However, the partial presence of pink for hippos is not new. Most of them are gray-brown in color, but in hot weather they can take on a slight pink tint. This is due to the unusual color of their sweat.
Believe it or not, the most famous pink hippopotamus lives here in Russia, in one of the Kaliningrad zoos. This is a boy, but his name is Svetik, or Svyatoslav. Until the age of three, Svetik was an ordinary gray-brown hippo, but then he suddenly turned pink. According to veterinarians, the reason for such a sharp change in color was heredity. It turns out that Svetik's great-grandfather was also pink.
Behemoth Svetik
Now, at the age of 4, this hippo weighs 600 kilograms. According to zoologists, by the age of 10, these hippos reach a weight of up to 3.5 tons.
14. Pink armadillo (lat. Chlamyphorus truncatus)
It is also called the frilled armadillo or the Argentine shield-bearer. It lives on the territory of western Argentina, where it inhabits dry meadows and flat sandy areas overgrown with cacti and thorny bushes. Not much is known about this animal.
This small animal (it grows up to 12-15 centimeters in length and weighs no more than 90 grams) got its name due to the pink color of the shell. Unlike other types of armadillos, in which the body is covered with a ossified bone shell, in the pink armadillo it is covered with soft white wool. A similar fur edge is observed on the abdomen. The eyes are small, the auricles are practically absent.
He lives in loose soil, where he finds his livelihood. The basis of its diet is adult insects and their larvae: ants, their larvae, worms, caterpillars, snails, as well as plant roots.
The main activity is shown at night, during the day it sits in its hole. Juveniles have a soft shell. It hardens only in adulthood. These are leisurely animals, so they easily become prey for predators, especially their cubs. In this case, adults are saved by the shell, and even then not always. If necessary, it is able to completely dig into the ground in a few seconds.
15. Pink kitten
But the pink color of this animal is most likely the result of a chemical reaction than the tricks of nature. In England, in the county of Cornwall, on the territory of a concrete factory, workers accidentally discovered 4 homeless kittens, who also turned out to be orphans. From hunger and weakness, they could hardly move. The kittens were almost immediately sent to a special organization called “Cat Protection”.
But the most interesting thing is that these kittens turned out to be pink. Veterinarians assume that they accidentally smeared in the coloring pigment, which is widely used in the factory. All the kittens were washed and returned to their natural color, except for one. It turned out to be a girl whose light-colored fur soaked up the paint so much that it was impossible to wash it off. She just became a couple of tones lighter. For this she was called the Pink Panther.
