Stats

Lifespan: 10-30 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Cathemeral
Social: Solitary
Biome: Freshwater wetland
Range: South America
Movement: Swimming
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Speed
Status: Endangered

About

The Amazon River Dolphin, or boto, is the largest freshwater dolphin on Earth and the only dolphin that turns vivid pink — a coloration that deepens with age, scarring, and excitement. Unlike most cetaceans it can rotate its head 90 degrees, letting it hunt among the roots and branches of flooded Amazonian forests.

Life cycle

1.
newborn
A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2.
juvenile
A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3.
adult
Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Iniidae
Genus: Inia
Species: Inia geoffrensis