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Pink Elephant is Caught on Camera

Posted March 20, 2009 9:20 AM

From BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition:

A wildlife cameraman took pictures of the calf when he spotted it among a herd of about 80 elephants in the Okavango Delta. Experts believe it is probably an albino, which is an extremely rare phenomenon in African elephants. They are unsure of its chances of long-term survival - the blazing African sunlight may cause blindness and skin problems for the calf.

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Re: Pink Plephant is Caught on Camera

03/20/2009 10:51 AM

Maybe it's not an albino.

Could be it's just blushing. But that begs the question of what would embarrass a baby elephant so?
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03/20/2009 11:23 AM

Or maybe the photographer dropped his camera into his whiskey before taking the picture.

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03/21/2009 9:42 AM

The next one will be the pink panther...

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