Have you seen 'Pinky?' Pink dolphins seen in Louisiana's Gulf waters

A rare pink dolphin has been spotted swimming in Louisiana's brackish wasters within the Gulf Coast since 2007.

The animal, nicknamed "Pinky," is believed to be a bottlenose dolphin with albinism, which is a genetic condition that causes a lack in pigmentation and gives the dolphin a pinkish hue.

Pinky the dolphin has often been spotted swimming in the waters of the Calcasieu Ship Channel and Estuary.

Louisiana's pink dolphin named "Pinky" in the Gulf. What to know

While Amazon river dolphins native to South America are naturally pink in color, the pink dolphin swimming in Louisiana's waters is said to be an albino bottlenose dolphin, as typical gray bottlenose dolphins are often found in the state's Gulf Coast.

Pinky the dolphin has been confirmed to be female and has birthed