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Nature And Wildlife Tv | Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins - These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins – These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

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Imagine you’re sailing down the beautiful Amazon River when a curious pink dolphin swims up alongside you.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins - These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

Although this may sound like a fantasy, it is true that pink dolphins do exist and live in the Amazon region.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins - These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

Growing up to 2.5 meters (8 feet) long and weighing about 180kg (400 pounds), the Amazon river dolphin is a giant among dolphins.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins - These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

These unusual creatures thrive in temporary lakes caused by seasonal flooding and rivers in South America.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins - These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

But it’s not just the size that makes the Amazon river dolphin unique; not only is it a freshwater dolphin, but it’s also pink!

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins - These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

However, they are not born pink, instead, they come to this world a dull grey colour, and the males turn pink as they enter adulthood.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins - These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

Often, they are not clean pink, but they are speckled with grey patches due to callus from dolphin scarps.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins - These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

They often become pinker due to external factors, such as when they become excited, or things like diet and exposure to sunlight.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins - These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

It has also been hypothesized that pink helps dolphins blend in with their surroundings.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins - These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

The Amazon River often turns a murky red-pink color, so male dolphins can camouflage better.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins - These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

The Amazon River Dolphins were finally granted international protected status in 2018.

This species is one of five freshwater dolphin species and is related to the common saltwater ocean dolphin.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins - These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

One final thing that sets these species apart from their distant cousins ​​is that they have a hump on their back instead of having a dorsal fin.

Nature And Wildlife Tv | Meet Pink Amazon River Dolphins - These Beautiful Creatures Still Exist

The wetlands of the Amazon are home to many rare and beautiful species.

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