Amazing scene of extremely rare albino dolphins playing off the coast of the US

Captain John Shields captured video of an extremely rare albino dolphin appearing off the coast of Virginia, USA.

An albino dolphin was spotted off the coast of Virginia, USA, by several tourists on a boat tour around Chincoteague Island. Captain John Shields of Snug Harbor Boat Tours captured video of the rare creature. Photo: Captain John Shields.

The video, shot by Captain John Shields, was posted to Facebook by Snug Harbor Marina on August 15. In the video, a white bottlenose dolphin can be seen swimming, constantly surfacing and diving under the water, to the amazement and delight of the tourists on the boat. Photo: Captain John Shields.

"Captain John of Snug Harbor Boat Tours had a great trip around Chincoteague Island looking for a rare albino dolphin!", the tour company Snug Harbor Marina wrote in the video description. Photo: Captain John Shields.

Snug Harbor Marina added in the comments that Captain John said it was the best sight he had seen in 50 years. Photo: Captain John Shields.

In the comments section, Snug Harbor Boat Tours confirmed that the rare albino dolphin appeared to be “adult,” adding that there have only been a handful of sightings of the species in hundreds of years. Photo: Captain John Shields.

Worldwide , only a handful of albino dolphins have been recorded. Albinism in dolphins is caused by a genetic mutation that interferes with melanin production, resulting in a lack of pigment. Photo: Lloyd Edwards/Raggy Charters.

According to Columbia University, albino dolphins typically have white skin, pink eyes, and are very sensitive to sunlight. Photo: Lloyd Edwards/Raggy Charters.

Please watch the video: Extremely rare albino dolphin appears off the coast of Virginia, USA. Source: Captain John Shields.

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