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Pink River Dolphin; Boto

Inia geoffrensis

Photo by Diane Duffus
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

possibly male boto; pink coloration; swimming in pod with other botos and black (gray) river dolphins

Habitat:

main channel of the Amazon River

Notes:

early morning sighting by boat - between 6:30 and 7 AM

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Comments (4)

Great catch, Diane! They are so hard to photograph...glad you got this shot! :)
Given the conditions that morning on the Amazon - flat light, not knowing when a dolphin would next appear and where one might next surface, this is a fantastic image! Unlike my experiences with dolphins found in the Atlantic, those in the Amazon have no rhythm, as to where they may surface next. Getting a shot, especially one of the animal's just surfacing with its full face, was remarkable given the brief time that we spent in the area in which our guide found a few.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2013

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