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Pink Dolphin Rescued From a Colombian River
News: A mother and her youngster of pink river dolphins that were stuck in shallow water in a river in Colombia have been saved.
- The pink dolphin, commonly referred to as the pink river dolphin or boto, is an Amazon River dolphin that only inhabits freshwater.
- Throughout large portions of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela’s Amazon and Orinoco river basins, it can be found.
- The river dolphin has great hearing and is smaller than other saltwater dolphin species.
- Pink dolphins have relatively little blubber, thus they must reside in warm, shallow waters.
- Pink dolphins lack the dorsal fin found on ocean-dwelling dolphins and instead have a hump.
- The term “pink dolphin” refers to the fact that these dolphins typically get increasingly pink as they get older.
- By using echolocation, these animal species can identify the size and shape of any nearby objects.
- IUCN status for conservation: Endangered
