- Pink animals are one of the rarest colors to find, but a few animals have this extraordinary color in nature.
- Specific pink animals come to mind, like the flamingo as the most well-known trough to the lesser-known pink Orchid Mantis, Roseate Skimmer and Axolotl.
Nature provides endless color variations, especially in plants, but what about animals? Everywhere you look, you will find yellow, blue, green, and red birds, even white cats, and many other colored animal species.
Stop and take a moment and try to find a pink-colored animal and you will find yourself struggling.
Pink is the most common color in flowers, and come springtime, everywhere you look, pink flowers pop up everywhere. Pink animals are not as common as flowers, but the few pink ones will leave you breathless.
Pink animals are rare; most are underwater, but a few grace us with their beauty on land and air.
Beautiful Pink Animals Found In Nature
Because pink animals are rare and often overlooked, you will appreciate it more if you can see one. Finding a pink animal is difficult unless you know where to go and what to look for.
Start with this list of pink animals if you want to learn more about these gorgeous creatures.
Pink Flamingo
Everyone knows the flamingo, but you most likely do not know that they are not born pink. These tall, long-legged birds are born with gray feathers.
With a brine shrimp and blue-green algae diet, flamingos’ feathers change color over time, producing one of the better-known pink animals today.
Pink Axolotls
Pink Axolotls’ have a white-pink body that relies on a recessive gene when it is an embryo that prevents it from turning olive-brown.
You will not find pink Axolotls in the wild because, in nature, they are an olive-brown color and only live in waterways in Xochimilco, Mexico.
On the other hand, captive Axolotls are pale pink and have a spiky, pink crown of feathery prongs on the base of their head that is gills.
Roseate Skimmer
A smaller pink animal known for its deadly predatorial skills is the Roseate Skimmer. The Roseate Skimmer is one of the most beautiful pink animals with its bright pink body.
Commonly found in North America and South America, the small flying animal prefers a pond or slow stream of water to feast on insects throughout the day.
Orchid Mantis
If you love flowers, you may have noticed the orchard resembles the shape of a mantis. The pink Orchid Mantis does not live on orchids but resembles the flower’s petals, which is why it is called the Orchard Mantis.
With light and darker shades of pink, the Orchard Mantis uses it to blend into the surrounding flowers and is found in Malaysia.
Amazon River Dolphin
Born gray, the Amazon River Dolphin matures into a beautiful pink animal. Their skin becomes translucent when they age, making the blood visible through the skin and causing the pink color.
Just as humans, when we are excited, our blood rushes; similarly, when the Amazon River Dolphin is excited, the pink color darkens.
Other pink animals like Domestic pigs, Pink Dragon Millipede, Sea stars, Roseate Spoonbill, and a few others will leave you stunned at the beauty.
If you enjoy looking at these pink animals, you should take the time to see them in real life.
Conclusion
With so many colors found in animals, it is hard to think of a pink one. Pink animals are found less than pink flowers, but the few that exist are spectacular creatures worth seeing.
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