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- ↑ "Pinkie, the Rare Pink Dolphin, Spotted in Louisiana Waters Confirmed a Female". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
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- 1 2 "How Did Rare Pink Dolphin Get Its Color?". National Geographic News. 2015-09-09. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
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