Also called the boto, the Amazon river dolphin sometimes comes in pink—at least the males do. ... A unique adaptation lets botos swim easily between trees and through tangles of branches: ...

These candy-colored cetaceans are facing a number of human-made threats, even in some of the most inhospitable spots of the Amazon River basin. By Laura Baisas Published Jul 27, 2023 11:00 AM EDT ...

"River dolphins across the Amazon face threats from deforestation, pollution of the rivers and wetlands where they live, ... [105.8º Farenheit], is beyond their adaptation potential." ...

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 ...

The weird way dolphins are peeing in the Amazon River is baffling scientists. Vishwam Sankaran. February 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM. Copied; ...

Amazon river dolphins live in murky waters where visibility is limited. Unlike marine dolphins, they seem to exploit chemical signals to interact. Urine sprayed into the air might contain information ...

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.

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.

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 ...