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Male Amazon river dolphins are either solid pink or mottled grey/pink. The Amazon river dolphin is the largest river dolphin. Adult males reach a maximum length and weight of 2.55 metres (8.4 ft) (average 2.32 metres (7.6 ft)) and 185 kilograms (408 lb) (average 154 kilograms (340 lb)), while females reach a length and weight of 2.15 metres (7. ...
Pink dolphin may refer to: Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis chinensis) , of the Pearl River Delta that also occur in Southeast Asia and breed from South Africa to Australia Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) , live in the river systems of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela
Specific types of dolphins can be pink. [1] River dolphins are relatively small compared to other dolphins, having evolved to survive in warm, shallow water and strong river currents. They range in size from the 5-foot (1.5 m) long South Asian river dolphin to the 8-foot (2.4 m) and 220-pound (100 kg) Amazon river dolphin.
There are two types of freshwater dolphins found throughout the Amazon: the Amazon River dolphin – or “pink dolphins” due to their color – and the smaller tucuxi, Trujillo said.
A historic drought and recent 102-degree temperatures in the Amazon could be to blame for unusually high numbers of animal deaths in the region.
A beautiful pink dolphin, who was first spotted in Louisiana in 2007, was again seen swimming through a ship channel in her native state.
Colombia has the largest number of endemic species (species that are not found naturally anywhere else) worldwide. About 10% of the species in the world live in Colombia. [ 2 ] Some determinant factors in the distribution range of the species are the weather conditions, temperature , humidity and sunlight availability.
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