Of the five freshwater species of dolphins in the world, the pink Amazon River dolphin, “Inia geoffrensis”, or "bufeo colorado” as they are known in Peru and “botos” as they are known in Brazil, are considered to be the most intelligent.
These friendly, sensitive, mammals with a brain capacity 40% larger than that of humans, who have lived in harmony with the people of the Amazon and its tributaries for centuries, now face extinction in some tributaries. What was considered to be one of the least threatened species of dolphins 20 years ago, has now become one of the most endangered species due to the accelerated and commercialized rape of the Amazon basin and the destruction of the South American tropical rainforest.
Retrieved April 1, from: http://www.isptr-pard.org/dolphin.html
3 comments:
the pink dolphins are fantastic.i haven't seen a pink dolphin before.by Rosalia
I think that you have found very interesting information about pink dolphins ; if you want we could deal with other curious topics from the world.
That would be really nice and i am thinking of something that takes place here in Greece. Some people dance on burning coal and they do not get burnt, i will see if i can find something about it
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