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Although there are scientists who believe that pink is not a color, that it is a desire that occurs in our brain and mixes violet and red, we believe that pink is a soft and sweet color. That's why in this blog we're going to surprise you with the most curious and original pink animals in the world, join us and discover what they are!
Mexican walking fish
The Mexican walking fish or Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) that we show you in the image above, is a pink salamander and is very original, not only for its color, but also stands out because it never has a metamorphosis (throughout its life it will look like a larva) and regenerates its extremities.
Pink grasshopper
The pink grasshopper was discovered in 1874 and at first they thought that its pink color was due to the seasons of the year, but when in 1907 William Morton Wheeler found more grasshoppers of this color, he rejected the theory and considered them to be mutations compared to albinism.
Sea anemone
What do you know about sea anemones? They are carnivorous, their size varies and their life expectancy is about 50 years. They stand out for their colors, not only for the pink although it comes out a lot and is related to jellyfish and corals.
Pink spatula
It has a similar appearance to flamingos, but the pink spatula also has its beauty, especially its pink feathers make it a very beautiful and desired bird. The problem arose in the 30s when the number of spatulas decreased because they were interested in its feathers.
Now he is in the animal protection regime prohibiting his hunting. Therefore you may be interested to know 10 animals that have already been extinguished.
Nudibranchio
The nudibranch or also called Tritoniopsis is a marine gastropod mollusk with gills uncovered that makes it confuse with a sea slug. Its pink color makes it stand out although it is capable of being softer or stronger depending on whether you want to camouflage when attacked.
The seahorse of Bargibant
From the family Syngnathidae comes the seahorse being very small (measures less than an inch). Their habitat is very clear, in the colares and they play to camouflage, for that reason they know to change of tone when they are in danger.
Gecónidos
The geckos or gecónidos have a perfect "transparent" skin to be able to camouflage or hide among the sands of the desert if they are threatened. In order to defend themselves from other animals, they are able to make sounds to frighten their attackers.
As curiosity of these reptiles is that they do not have eyelids, so to have wet eyes have to lick them. Surprised?
Dosmetic pigs
In the case of domestic pigs, some specimens are black because they overproduce a pigment called eumelanin, while pink pigs have no melanin at all and end up being pink "by default". But here's the fascinating thing: Pigs evolved from different coat colors only after domestication because of a human tendency, according to a study that analyzes wild and domestic pigs and which results in the fact that pink pigs would not have survived in nature long enough, because they would have been easily detected by predators.
Mantis orchid
This story is going to hallucinate you, the journalist James Hingsley returned to Australia from his trip to Indonesia in 1879 with the discovery of a carnivorous flower, an orchid that ate butterflies. The surprising thing is that it was not a carnivorous orchid, it is the mantis orchid or Hymenopus coronatus.
According to the latest studies, it is surprising to see that the orchid mantis is capable of attracting more animals than flowers.
Starfish
In the oceans there are many species of starfish, exactly over 2000. They are not equal, that is to say, there are many colors of stars of sea since they camouflage with facility, in this article we show you the roses since they seem to us very original and beautiful.
Elephant Falcon Moth
How many species of falcon moths do you think exist? There are 1400 species of falcon moths, but in this case we focus on elephant falcon moths. It is an animal that to eat and feed well are able to flower in front of the flowers.
Did you know that they are among the fastest flying insects in the world? Elephant hawk moths reach 12 miles per hour.
Amazon River Dolphin
Are all dolphins the same? The Amazon River dolphins are the largest freshwater dolphins but are in danger of extinction, hunting them causes the number of these to decrease every year. The main difference between the other dolphins is their color, since it goes from pink to fuchsia depending on the years.
Hairy pink lobster
The hairy pink lobster or fairy crab is very original, at first sight it is not recognized which animal it is, but they are the smallest crabs in the world.
Flamingos
We couldn't make a gallery of coloured animals that weren't the famous flamingos, that although they stand out for their pink colour, the truth is that they are usually born of a greyish tone that changes to a great extent due to their diet. The red seaweed they eat is full of beta-carotene containing a reddish-orange pigment; and molluscs and crustaceans also have rich carotenoid pigments.
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