swims the Amazon river dolphin, or boto. Botos have the characteristic dolphin smile and, unlike their marine cousins, bulbous foreheads and long, skinny beaks. Most strikingly, males can be pink.

Those lucky enough to visit the Amazon River may think their eyes are playing tricks on them when they spot a boto (AKA: a pink river dolphin) breaching the surface of the water due to their ...

It was a rare sight, an endangered species emblematic of the Colombian Amazon, considered sacred by the region’s Indigenous communities: the pink dolphins. And here were six of them — all ...

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 ...

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The Amazon Basin contains the world's largest system of rainforest and rivers. Two of these rivers, the Putumayo and the ...

The mermaid swims along the border between the two, and eventually, pink dolphins emerge. Known locally as botos, the Amazon River dolphins are able to swim through both bodies of water due to ...

The pink river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) is symbolic of the biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest and is sacred to many Indigenous… Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also ...