Now, for something completely different. The bright pink manta ray was first seen swimming in 2015, in the waters off Australia’s Lady Elliot Island, on the Great Barrier Reef. It has been seen only seven times since, making its most recent appearance last February when photographed by Kristian Laine.

Scientists have nicknamed the ray, Inspector Clouseau, for the detective in the Pink Panther movies. It is the only pink manta ray ever seen.  They believe that the coloration is due to a genetic mutation in its skin pigment. 

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