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Amazon River Dolphin
Amazon River Dolphin
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Common Name Boto, Lo lo annaaaa, Boto cor-de-rosa, Bouto, and Pink Dolphin.
Range Orinoco, Amazon and Araguaia/Tocantins River
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Family Iniidae
Genus Inia
Species I. geoffrensis
Conservation Status
ENSpecies
Endangered

The Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) is a species from the Inia genus. It is endemic in the river systems of the Amazon.

Appearance[]

This dolpin has a long thin beak for snatching up fish. They have pale white or pink skin.

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Amazon river dolphins like to eat small fish, clams, and freshwater crabs.

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