The Taiwanese white dolphin, also known as the Taiwanese Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis taiwanensis)—first described after a 2002 exploratory survey—is found exclusively in the shallow waters of the western coast of Taiwan.
These dolphins are eight or nine feet long with a relatively small dorsal fin, but their most distinctive characteristic is their pink coloration.
Their skin pigment is actually white, with gray spots, but when they are active, they “flush” and turn bright pink.
They are born dark gray with no spots, but get lighter and more spotted as they age.
With a current population estimate of fewer than 75 individuals, it is overwhelmingly clear that this subspecies is at risk of extinction.