The pink bottlenose dolphin, nicknamed Pinky, was seen by Captain Erik Rue. Rue is also the person who spotted Pinky for the first time in 2007. Rue said he witnessed Pinky mating, so he's curious to see if she's pregnant.

Rue said he is very curious to know if Pinky will now have a dolphin calf soon, if yes, what will be its color?

Experts said in a statement there are possible that Pinky's parents were like any other regular dolphin, but each of them had one copy of the above-mentioned mutation in the same gene.

Rue said when passengers aboard his charter catch sight of Pinky he slows down so that viewers could easily get a better glimpse and even take some pictures.

"We still see her swimming nearly every day in the summertime. I've learned a lot since I've spend a lot of time following her around, he told a local news channel", he told a local news channel.

According to experts, there are two obvious signs that Pinky is suffering from albinism is the reddish eyes and blood vessels, which is clearly evident in its pale skin which lacks pigment.

Albinism is often accompanied by health problems, especially problems with vision, because melanin plays a key role in healthy eyesight.

Greg Barsh, a scientist who is involved in the study of the genetics of color variations at the Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology, Alabama said in a statement that Pinky is likely to be an albino.

Barsh said that due to these shortcomings albino animals are not spotted frequently in the wild. He said that for Pinky's future baby dolphins to come out as all pink, Pinky would require to find a mate that is also another albino dolphin.