Newly-resurfaced video captured an Amazon river dolphin relieving into the air, a rare behavior researchers believe helps the mammals communicate.

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A new study observed Amazon river dolphins for 218.9 hours and saw males spurt urine into the air 36 times—proof that the ...

An Amazon river dolphin, also known as a boto. Credit: Oceancetaceen / CC BY-SA 2.0 Scientists studying Amazon river dolphins, known as botos, have documented a peculiar ritual: males flip onto their ...

A dead dolphin has been recovered from the Halda River in Sipahighat, located in Binajuri Union of Rauzan Upazila. The dolphin was found around 12pm today (5 February), making it the first reported ...

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.

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 quirky dolphin ...

Researchers observed an unusual behavior among male Amazon river dolphins, known as botos, where they flip onto their backs and urinate into the air, a phenomenon termed "aerial urination." ...

Local Burmese fisher Maung Lay shows how his family has traditionally teamed up with rare river dolphins and explains why their partnership is now at risk. (Video by Demelza Stokes and Mark ...

According to Amazonian folklore, the area's male river dolphins are shapeshifters (encantade), transforming at night into handsome young men who seduce and impregnate human women. The legend's ...

NDSU Digital History class produces "Glacier Prairie Farm" with help from local experts and including stories of major historical figures who helped shape the valley. NDSU Digital History students ...

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.