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Recently, images purporting to depict a pink dolphin off the coast of North Carolina have drawn a lot of attention on social media, leaving viewers perplexed and surprised. The images, which were initially posted on Facebook, feature a pink dolphin leaping into the air and another stuck on Hatteras Beach in North Carolina.

The dolphin was discovered abandoned on the shore after splashing out of its normal habitat, according to social media posts. The pictures surprised the internet when they instantly went viral.

However many social media users pointed out that the dolphin looked abnormally plastic when they looked at it more closely. Because of this feature, many users started speculating about the photos' veracity and whether or not they were artificial intelligence (AI) creations.

One person stated in the comments section that the pink dolphins "show up every now and then" and that the "last one was a few years ago near Louisiana."

They further stated that the photographs are not artificial intelligence (AI) made. Simply said, albino dolphins are uncommon. According to a different post, a man saved the dolphin when it washed out of its normal environment.

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However, some users added context to the pictures, stating, "This is a bottlenose dolphin, which can be pink when they are albino but not this pink. This image is just photoshopped. It is important to clarify this is not an AI image because, not only it is not a true, but it can also create concerns about AI being too real."

In addition, the local media outlet WCNC made it clear that the images claiming to depict a pink dolphin in North Carolina are not authentic. "We have not received any reports or verified photos of pink dolphins in North Carolina waters," a spokesperson for the state's Division of Marine Fisheries said, per the outlet.

The photographs are not real, according to experts from the Fisheries Southeast Regional Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).