Pink Dolphins

Pink Dolphins – the Friendliest Mammals Known Pink dolphins are much different from the dolphins you usually see when you are into the sea or ocean. You can also tell that they are adapted to their environment and they are very distantly in relation to the ones you see in the ocean. There are five species of the river dolphins known till date and among them, the Amazon pink dolphins are referred to as the most intelligent among all. It has also been stated that the brain capacity of these...Read Full Story

The Amazon river dolphin, alternately Bufeo, Bufeo Colorado, Boto, Boto Cor de Rosa, Boutu, Nay, Tonina, or Pink River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), is a freshwater river dolphin endemic to the Orinoco, Amazon and Araguaia/Tocantins River systems of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. The pink dolphin lives in the freshwater of the Amazon River. This species looks like the grey dolphin, but individuals are bigger, and, instead of a dorsal fin, they have a hump on their back...Read Full Story

Animal Wildlife | Dusky Dolphin | The dusky dolphin is a medium sized dolphin found in coastal waters in the Southern Hemisphere. The dusky dolphin is most well known for its striped like appearance and its incredibly acrobatic nature. The dusky dolphin is found in large groups known as pods generally in the coastal waters of Peru and Australia. Due to the dusky dolphins frequent acrobatic displays and the fact they are often seen in large groups, makes the dusky dolphin a favourite for...Read Full Story

What do pink dolphins eat? Like all dolphins, the pink Amazon river dolphin, which is the largest of the world’s four freshwater dolphin species, eats fish. Even though food is plentiful in the waters of the Amazon and Orinoco river drainages, the pink dolphin , or “boto,” as it is called by natives, is not a picky eater. Around 50 species of small freshwater fishes are on its menu, and it often hunts for them by poking its long, slightly curved beak among the branches of the sunken trees...Read Full Story

True Wild Life | River Dolphin | There are only four species of river dolphin still existing in river, lakes and estuaries in certain parts of the tropical Southern Hemisphere. River dolphins are also known as freshwater dolphins with one species however inhabiting saltwater estuaries known as the La Plata dolphin. The Amazon river dolphin ( Boto or Pink river dolphin) is found in the Amazon river and the joining rivers, with the Amazon river dolphin being the largest species of freshwater...Read Full Story

The Pink Dolphins are from Delphinidae Family The Delphinidae family, is made up of dolphins that people commonly know more about. These include include: Common Dolphin Risso's Dolphins Bottlenose Dolphin White-Sided Dolphin White Beaked Dolphin Dusky Dolphin Falkland Island Dolphin Hour Glass Dolphin Peale's Dolphin Sarawak Dolphin Pygmy Killer Whales Heaviside's Dolphin White Bellied Dolphins Orcas - also known as Killer Whales False Killer Whales Irrawaddy River Dolphins Pilot Whales Short...Read Full Story

Animal Wildlife | Dolphin | The term common dolphin tends to refer to the short-beaked common dolphin and the long-beaked common dolphin that are found in warmer seas worldwide. The common dolphin is generally found around the Mediterranean Sea but are also commonly seen in deep off-shore waters and to a lesser extent over continental shelves that are preferred to shallower waters. Some populations of dolphin may be present all year round, others appear to move in a migratory pattern. Common...Read Full Story

Pink Dolphins hardly known until recently, came into the public's radar as a result of vast destruction of their habitat during construction of Hong Kong's new airport in the late 80s, the rare Chinese dolphin then became in 1997 the official mascot of the handover to China, beating the Giant Panda, both are in endangered status. Around Hong Kong waters they live in the north and southeast of Lantau Island and around the smaller Peng Chau Island. Although studies are inconclusive, it is...Read Full Story

The group of water or aquatic mammals is very rich and diverse. It includes multiple species of animals dwelling either in oceans or in fresh water. They often differ drastically in looks, features, and size. Some of them, for example, whales – the largest mammals ever, sea cows , and dolphins , live entirely in the water and cannot reside on land. Nonetheless, it is interesting to note that their ancestors did dwell on land long before they evolved into these primarily ocean-dwelling...Read Full Story

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