The Amazon River Dolphin is a unique and fascinating species known for its remarkable adaptations to its freshwater river habitat. These dolphins exhibit incredible maneuverability, aided by their flexible necks which can rotate 180 degrees, and paddle-like flippers.
Because of hydro dams and noise from boats in the river messing up their echolocation, river dolphins of all species are all endangered at going extinct,
At risk of going extinct
Known to play with grass and sticks
Can live up to 30 years
in the wild
Takes about 11 months
for a baby to be born
after mating
Males are ready to mate when they are between the ages of 7-12
Females are ready to mate when they are between the ages of 6-10
Has learned to stay near
water falls were fish are
more abundant
Almost 50 kinds of fish
they can feed on
Does not usually interact
with other animals, stays
pretty close to family
Helps in feeding and the catching of prey
Helps in the feeding and catching of fish
Helps Maneuverability
Helps Maneuverability along with catching prey
Horrible Eyesight
because of murky
water
Horrible Eyesight
because of murky
water
Most Active in the mornings and evenings
Usually Hunts alone though
Over 150 Teeth
Dorsal Ridge
instead of
Dorsal Fin
Paddle Like Flippers
Dorsal Ridge
Neck can rotate 180 degrees
Very Maneuverable
Largest of all
River Dolphins
Very Smart, uses 40%
more of their brain than
humans
Very Curious
Get`s along well with humans
Neck vertabrea
loosly connected
can move 180
degrees
Great Ecolocation
Over A 150 teeth
Not Much known about this species in General, especially about it`s history. Scientist can only guess on how they came to the remote rivers of the Amazon
Adaptions
Considered True Carnivores
Clams
Shrimp
Fish, Turtles
Crabs
Colors include:
White, Grey and
sometimes pink
Tree Roots in
the river
Muddy Water
Fresh Water Rivers
Small Eyes
Paddle Like Fins
Dorsal Ridge instead
of Dorsal Fin
Long Snout
Live In Pods of
2-15
Extremely Loyal to Family
Very Playful
Distantly related to
modern day sea
dolphins
Thought to have
Come from sea
when sea levels
were very high