Wow and Woo: Pink Animals on Earth

Wow and Woo: Pink Animals on Earth

Roseate Spoonbill Even though flamingos are often associated with pink animals, we couldn't resist the adorable roseate spoonbill, a magnificent pink wading bird with a delicate spatulate bill.

Pink Katydid First described in 1874, pink katydids have inspired more than a century of discussion over the hows and whys of their incredible hue.

Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse Bargibant's seahorselives exclusively on fan corals and are such masters of disguise that they went unnoticed until a researcher found one while studying coral in a lab.

Web-Footed Gecko Web-footed geckos can be credited for disguising themselves so successfully against the reddish sands of the Namib Desert thanks to their peculiarly translucent, salmon-colored skin.

Sea Stars There are around 2,000 different species of sea stars, and they come in a range of colors, including pink, which help them camouflage or scare off predators.

Elephant Hawkmoth The colors help them attract a mate in the dark, and during the day, they hide among the bright pinks of the blossoms on their favorite foods.

Axolotl The pink Axolotl, commonly known as the Mexican walking fish or Ambystoma mexicanum, is the cutest salamander in the entire salamander kingdom.

Sea Anemone Named after the terrestrial flower that is equally showy, the sea anemone comes in a rainbow of dazzling colors, pink being among the loveliest.

Pink Hairy Squat Lobster Part Dr. Seuss, part arachnophobe's nightmare, this beguiling marine crustacean known as the “pink hairy squat lobster” is not a lobster at all.

Nudibranch The beautiful pink Tritoniopsis elegans, a marine gastropod mollusk that is often confused with sea slugs, first was scientifically discovered in the Red Sea.