A unique adaptation lets botos swim easily between ... Humans are the only threat to Amazon river dolphins, hunting them for catfish bait or trapping them accidentally in gill nets.

While the pink river dolphins of the Amazon Basin may look like the latest ... species of dolphins on Earth and presents unique adaptations to a freshwater habitat and to rainforest.” ...

Banner image: A pink river dolphin is found dead in an Amazon river. Image provided by Sea Shepherd Brazil.

"River dolphins across the Amazon face threats from deforestation ... until 41° Celsius [105.8º Farenheit], is beyond their adaptation potential." Willems added, "Climate change worsens all ...

Amazon river dolphins possess sensory whiskers on their rostrum ... offering a new angle for studying the adaptation of dolphins to their unique environment.

New research shows that Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) are facing significant risks due to fishing, dams and dredging practices. Using satellites, cetacean experts were able to track ...

Scientists are perplexed by a strange new behaviour shown by the Amazon river dolphin of flipping belly-up to urinate with another male “actively” seeking the stream with its snout.

The newly resurfaced footage, originally captured in March 2016, shows an Amazon river dolphin, also known as botos, urinating into the air in Brazil’s Tocantins River. In the video, the dolphin ...

Scientists Wednesday announced the discovery of the 16-million-year-old remains of the largest river dolphin ever found on Earth. A skull of the long-extinct creature was uncovered in the Amazon ...

After around 219 hours of observations, they can confirm that male Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis), also known as botos, often roll onto their backs and urinate over three feet into the air.

Male Amazon river dolphins have been documented rolling upside down and firing a stream of urine into the air. As if that isn’t bizarre enough, other males will usually seek out the urine as it ...