But the locals have an even stranger tale; they've long told the story of Boto, the Amazonian River Dolphin species that turns pink. Surprisingly, it turns out that this bizarre tale is true. Of ...

Being pink is not the only strategy males have ... In December 2006 the Yangtze river dolphin, called the baiji, succumbed to pollution, propeller blades, dams, and overfishing; it became the ...

Bolivia’s parliament last month declared that the pink river dolphin or “Bolivian bufeo” (Inia boliviensis) constitutes part of the country’s natural heritage Bolivia’s parliament last month declared ...

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Hiding in a narrow branch of a river deep within the Amazon rain forest is a strange animal that one wouldnt expect to find here thousands of kilometers away from the ocean the Pink River Dolphin ...

Throughout human history, practically every culture on the planet has woven stories about local wildlife. In Greek mythology, ...

Deep in the Amazon, the population of the indigenous pink river dolphin is dwindling. Docile and easy to catch, this near-mythical animal is being hunted to extinction and used as bait for ...

or pink river dolphins – and the people who share their watery home. An Amazon river dolphin explores a flooded forest just outside Anavilhanas National Park, upstream from Manaus in Brazil. The ...

or pink river dolphins – and the people who share their watery home. Amazon river dolphin expert Dr Fernando Trujillo stands next to dolphin skulls from his research collection. Once the rains begin, ...

Marine scientist Lindsay Porter of the University of St. Andrews said the mammals - also known as Chinese white dolphins and pink dolphins - were moving back into parts of the Pearl River Delta ...