Pink Dolphins

Facts about pink dolphins

• Unlike regular dolphins, pink dolphins live in rivers such as the Amazon river.
• The scientific name for a pink dolphin from the Amazon is "Inia Geoffrensis" which is just one of the 5 types of river dolphins.
• River dolphins are among the worlds most endangered species.

what do pink dolphins eat?

• Pink Dolphins eat crabs, catfish, small river fish, and even small turtles!
• Since we know that catching small fish takes some techniques like herding we can infer that small dolphins are smart animals and good herders.
• As crabs and turtles stay around the bottom of the river pink dolphins stay at the bottom of the river hunting for food.

Behavior of Pink Dolphins

• Pink Dolphins appear to be the friendliest of all the river dolphins.
• They can swim up to 30 km a day even though they usually swim slow looking for food.

Things that threaten pink dolphins

• Humans are considered to be the only threat to this species!
• Boats, fishing hazards, the construction of dams, and pollution all contribute to the endangerment of these animals.
• In some instances however these dolphins been observed being hunted and/or eaten by other predators.
• Animals that have been known to attack a river dolphins include anacondas, caimans, and jaguars which are all native to the Amazon.

5 different river dolphins

• The five different river dolphins are the Chinese river dolphin, the ganges river dolphin, the indus river dolphin, the franciscana (la plata) dolphin ( the only known living species of salt-water river dolphin), and the amazon river dolphin.
• The other colors for river dolphins include white, yellow, gray, and brown!

pink dolphin conservation

• The world conservation union, also known as the international union for the conservation of nature and natural resources (IUCN) is an international organization based in Gland, Switzerland, devoted to the conservation of natural resources
• It was founded in 1948 and groups 83 states, 108 governmental agencies and more than 10,000 scientist and experts from all around the world!
• The IUCN publishes an red list of endangered species. River dolphins are among that list!

other interesting facts about pink Dolphins

• pink Dolphins have very good eyesight and hearing!
• This unique colouration is
• they have hairs on the end of their nose to help them sense out food in the bottom of muddy river banks.

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