White Spinner Dolphin, Kona Hawaii
Here's a white spinner dolphin mixed in with all his grey buddies. Not true albino. Very cool seeing one of these - stands out in a crowd even at 60' depth.
"Albinism has been documented in 20 cetacean species, including humpback whales, sperm whales, pilot whales, and bottlenose dolphins. White (not necessarily true albinos) killer whales and southern right whales have also been documented recently. Some animals do have pigment, but it is not expressed well, and these animals are white or lighter-colored than usual, but not true albinos. These animals have dark eyes. This condition is called leucism, and occurs when pigment is expressed only in certain regions of the body."
Cheers,
Steve
Comments and faves
David Shield Photography (25 months ago | reply)
This is a great scene Steve, and I can only imagine how much fun it must be having an opportunity to capture. For some reason, I want to call the white dolphin, the alpha-male. Probably not the correct title.
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Yvonne Baur [deleted] (25 months ago | reply)
so beautiful, what a wonderful capture.
I wish I could something like this.
yoJoebosolo (25 months ago | reply)
awesome! :)
Fr Antunes added this photo to his favorites. (25 months ago)
heelside (25 months ago | reply)
wow, that's awesome!
Fr Antunes (25 months ago | reply)
beautiful composition
Phil's Pixels (25 months ago | reply)
How wonderful! Excellent capture of this moving sight. Delightful!
Thanks for the great link too!
SteveD. (25 months ago | reply)
Pretty tough to sex a dolphin from a still photo, underwater, unless it's a female nursing. I read researchers in Australia are having some success with laser measuring of dorsal fins, and estimating surface area percentages of lesions (females) and/or scarring (males) on dorsal fins, to determine sex of individuals of well-studied populations. Thanks for looking!
Todd Aki (25 months ago | reply)
Great capture!
andrew-M (25 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot !
billunder (25 months ago | reply)
Wow, an excellent sight
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Mulewings~ (25 months ago | reply)
The waters look pretty clear! Love the blue...and of course outstanding shot of a white dolphin. I've never seen one before.
Ellie Stone (25 months ago | reply)
This shot rocks!!! So jealous =)
Valesub (25 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot!
funkyfoton (25 months ago | reply)
That's such a great sight. I love the way the white one is leading the pod.
kc_y0 (Away for a while) (25 months ago | reply)
Wow! Great shot of the white dolphin :D They are all gorgeous!
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rosyrosie2009 (25 months ago | reply)
Fabulous Steve. Do add to the P&S group. We have an underwater discussion thread too.
Hi this is Rosie. www.flickr.com/groups/notslr/
santiagocogollos (25 months ago | reply)
great moment too!
blauepics (25 months ago | reply)
Superb capture!
This photo was invited and added to the Flickr Digital P&S Camera Club group.
Momentos con Esencia (25 months ago | reply)
Bellisima toma!!!!!!!!!!
Gracias, por mostrar este tipo de fotos, pocos realizan tomas acuáticas.Silvia.
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Arctic Al (25 months ago | reply)
Well done.
FrogfishPhotos (25 months ago | reply)
You are invited to add this wonderful image to
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Christine Wales (25 months ago | reply)
Your UnderWater shot looks great!
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Marco Paravella (25 months ago | reply)
Your UnderWater shot looks great!
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Sequoia Hughes (24 months ago | reply)
Wow! Amazing find. Amazing composition.
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Kal04nia (18 months ago | reply)
so beautiful!
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