Amazon River Dolphin pictures

Variously described as the "Ridge-backed Dolphin" and the "Sawtooth Dolphin" it is said to have low ridges on it's back instead of a dorsal fin. Whilst this might seem strange the Amazon River Dolphin does have a very short dorsal fin ... Continue reading

Amazon River Dolphin

The Amazon River Dolphin, alternately Bufeo, Bufeo Colorado, Boto, Boto Rosa, Boutu, Nay, Tonina, or Pink River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), is a freshwater river dolphin endemic to the Orinoco, Amazon and Araguaia/Tocantins River ... Continue reading

amazon cruise el arca pink river dolphin

We shared wonderful time with this amazing creatures…. Duration : 0:6:29. Technorati Tags: amazon cruise, amazon journey, pink dolphin, river dolphin. Continue reading

Mekong River Dolphins Are On Verge Of Extinction From Pollution ...

Mekong River Dolphins Are On Verge Of Extinction From Pollution and because of 11 proposed Dams for the River of Mekong. The River of Mekong is the life. ... Scientists say the river has the second highest concentration of aquatic animals in the world, only second to the Amazon River. But governments in the region are desperate for sources of cheap, reliable power and the Mekong is attractive as a greener alternative to coal fired power stations. In 1995 Thailand, Vietnam ... Continue reading

Dolphins And Delta Wings

Using Computer tomography scanning of the fins of seven different species ranging from the slow swimming Amazon River dolphin and pygmy sperm whale to the super-fast striped dolphin, the team made scaled models of the flippers of each ... Continue reading

Triangles Go Underwater and Supersonic

By creating models based on real flippers and testing them in water tunnels, the researchers were able to calculate the characteristics of flippers from seven different animals – Amazon River dolphin, striped dolphin, harbor porpoise, ... Continue reading

Amazon River Dolphin

The Amazon River Dolphin, is a freshwater river dolphin endemic to the Orinoco, Amazon and Araguaia/Tocantins River systems of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. The largest of the river dolphins, this species is ... Continue reading

Amazon Dolphins — National Geographic Magazine

This is not some kaleidoscopic dreamscape from a novel by Gabriel García Márquez; this is the wet season in the upper Amazon, downstream from Iquitos, Peru. The river has flooded the rain forest, luring freshwater dolphins to hunt in ... Continue reading

Botos, the amazon river dolphins that shapeshifted into handsome ...

The Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), which in Brazil is known as "Boto", is a freshwater river dolphin endemic to the Orinoco, Amazon and Araguaia/Tocantins River systems of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela ... Continue reading

Mekong River Dolphin on the verge of extinction | Breaking Tweets

Twitterers around the world react with a mixture of sadness, concern and anger to news that the Mekong River Dolphin is instinct. The river runs through China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. Continue reading