Amazon river dolphin - Wikipedia
The Amazon river dolphin is the largest species of river dolphin, with many adult males reaching 185 kilograms (408 lb) in weight, and 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) in length. Adults acquire a pink color, more prominent, in males, giving it its nickname "pink river dolphin".
Amazon River Dolphin (Pink Dolphins) | Species | WWF - World …
The Amazon river dolphin, also known as the pink river dolphin or boto, lives only in freshwater. It is found throughout much of the Amazon and Orinoco river basins in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. It is a relatively abundant freshwater cetacean with an estimated population in the tens of thousands.
Amazon River Dolphin (Boto) Facts - National Geographic
Into this seasonal sea, which remains for half the year, swims the Amazon river dolphin, or boto. Botos have the characteristic dolphin smile and, unlike their marine cousins, bulbous foreheads...
Amazon river dolphin - River Dolphins
Its striking pink colour and flexible neck, which allows it to twist and turn through the flooded forests during high water seasons, make it a most unusual and unique dolphin species, and one that plays an important role in cultural beliefs and folklore throughout its range.
Amazon River Dolphin - Animal Spot
Pink dolphins primarily inhabit the Amazon River in South America, but their range extends to the basins of the Orinoco and the upper Madeira River as well. Botos are generally concentrated below the confluences of the channels. They dwell in the fast flowing, whitewater, clearwater or blackwater rivers of the lowlands.
Pink Dolphins: Your Guide to the Amazon River's Boto Dolphin
2021年4月28日 · The range of the pink dolphin spans much of their available freshwater habitat space, reaching from the eastern edge of Brazil all the way to Peru. Amazon River dolphins are distributed in these nations as well as Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
Amazon River Dolphin (Pink Dolphin) - A-Z Animals
2024年11月25日 · The Amazon River dolphin (also known as the pink dolphin and botos) is a freshwater animal and a species of toothed whale. Considered the biggest and smartest animal of the freshwater dolphin species, it lives in the Amazon, Orinoco and Araguaian rivers located in Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela , and Peru .
The Pink River Dolphin of the Amazon
2024年11月13日 · The Amazon River dolphin, or Boto or Pink Dolphin, is a distinctive creature in Brazil’s rainforest with a history spanning 50 million years. However, it faces endangerment due to overfishing, pollution and habitat loss, despite its incredible resilience.
Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) - worldlandtrust.org
The world’s most abundant and well-known freshwater cetacean, the Amazon River Dolphin or Pink Dolphin, known in Brazil as the Boto, is found in just three river basins in South America.
Pink Dolphin, Bufeo or Toninapage - Where it lives, what it eats, …
2020年5月25日 · Pink dolphins are typically 6 to 8 feet long and weigh 185 to 355 pounds. They are smaller than sea dolphins and have a longer snout, an evolutionary adaptation that is useful for finding food on the river bottom. Unlike sea dolphins, river dolphins can move their necks and rotate their heads.