Pink Dolphins of the Rio Negro

The pink dolphin or boto is one of the fascinating river creatures of the amazon river. Most of the footage is from the rio Negro as far up as the rio Branco and back to novo airao where the boto can be hand fed from the pier.

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Pets & Animals

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• boto
• rio negro
• pink dolphins
• amazonia

[MoisesPortillo96]

Nice animal it looks like that bird the Hummingbird underwater .But hope we can keep this great animal for ever, because i heard that there becoming extinct.

[johnfredeen]

@MoisesPortillo96 It definitely would be a shame to lose it, unfortunately they will have to compete with increased development along the river

[undertakerrocksman]

notice when they went to serfes they are grey

[johnfredeen]

@undertakerrocksman If my sources are correct they become pinker as they age, starting with the belly

[hmj211]

Are the dolphins the ones making those squeaking and chirping noises?

[johnfredeen]

@hmj211 i think most of the sounds are birds and people.. lots of parrots and large billed terns were around.. the only sounds i ever heard the dolphins making was a 'whoosh' as they expelled air when they surfaced.. while i am sure they make other sounds i did not notice them.

[Caqui]

The Boto has a brain 40% larger than that of a human, and in comparison, it is roughly equal to or slightly larger than that it's more famous cousin, the bottlenose dolphin. So, it is likely that the boto rivals the bottlenose in intellect, and yet we do not know much about this species because we haven't invested nearly any amount of time towards learning about its habits. Sad that it's endangered, and pity that we might lose such a fascinating creature, forever.

[404nottfound]

@undertakerrocksman

they are pink, just like pigs. the color variation is due to the black water of the river

[npelszynski]

when a dolphin makes that sound it means it likes you

[publicitypunk]

GREG MAY of Orlando, FL says: "Picture a kid fascinated by dolphins, having read every book ever published at the time about dolphins. Now picture this same kid looking into a tank of 'pink porpoises from Peru' (as they were promoted by Marineland of Florida in 1966. Read about the Amazon River Exhibit in the article, 'Marineland Cornered the Fish Market on Originality' on the website: florida backroads travel.com."

[fightwarrior1]

que lindo its an amazon river dolphin its sometimes pink and blue on top but all pink is rare

[Valeskajen]

Lindo

[KissKissTheCavy4677]

omg i love pink and dolphins, i want to see one, some day:)

[vmzkck913]

its not pink or red its just the water

[scrubjay93]

@No1CeltsFan4Life Actually, an Amazon River Dolphin. No platypus in the Amazon River as far as I know.

[mcfunthomas]

They look light grey, in dirty water - this make them orange-pink when they swim a few inches underwater. I haven't seen them live though.

[No1CeltsFan4Life]

I'm not a scientist, but I'm pretty sure that's not a dolphin. It looks like a deformed fish or platapus or something.