Pink Freshwater dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) in Uarini, Brasil | Project Noah

Photo by Dan Doucette

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Field Notes

Description:

pink, largest river dolphin

Habitat:

freshwater Amazon basin

Notes:

I did a 10 day tour in the Amazon from Manaus. I spent 3 days at a lodge and then 7 days with just 2 guides and myself. On our last night we set up camp along a river and 2 dolphins hung around in front of camp. We were seeing them often on the main river but this time I could hear them breathing and snorting and even saw them mating! The second photo shows one of them with a fish surrounded by vegetation, in its mouth.

Reference Links:

Amazon river dolphin

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Thanks J, cool blog! Thanks Joshua.

DUDE!! That is so ridiculous! pink dolphins... who knew? not me.

Congratulations, Dan your fantastic pink dolphins were featured in my Project Noah blog post today! http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/47951844088/dolphins-children-of-the-sea

Thanks Scott!

I wouldn't go that far Smith, still a lot to see, but thanks and thank you Lauren.

They really are bright pink. Very cool.

Wow Dan, you really have seen it all!

Done!

você minha a missão que crie só com mamíferos do Brasil? coloca essa foto lá! Obrigado Have you seen my new mission with mammals from Brazil? enter it! Thanks http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/14161253

Thanks Karina and Mandy. Yes, it was incredible! I had seen freshwater dolphins a few times in different countries but the time I got these photos was the best and most intimate experience I had with them.

Awesome! That must have been an incredible experience.

KarinaVillablancaGuerrero

Tomas muy buenas fotografías!

Yes, Cherrey, there are freshwater dolphins in the Amazon and SE Asia. I saw the website for Sentosa. I couldn't find what type of dolphins were there but from one of the photos they do look a bit pink.

iamcherreymaiya

This is reallly strange. It is the first time that i knew about river dolphins. Are they the same kind that are on show in Sentosa Singapore?

Thanks a lot!

That is a AMAZING spotting. Reminds me of the Lipotes Vexillifer or Baiji.

This is AMAZING!

Super,

Thanks Wendy! Will do!

A big pinky toy! Never see something like that one before. Keep up good work, Dan!

Unfortunately, no. I was budget cut at the end of last year and haven't been able to find a job in the teaching or zoological fields. Gives me plenty of time for photos, but no money to travel.

Sounds like a good idea Chris. Are you back teaching for the year now?

Yeah I need to get there. I've been on the Peruvian side, but I have to do a Brazilian trip. I just gotta do all the planning... ideally I'd like to go in a small group and just camp the entire time and hike.

Thanks Janson. @Chris, I know you travel a lot from your spottings. Time to sacrifice that arm and make the Amazon your next destination!

Very cool! I would give an arm to travel along the amazon and look for wildlife!

Thanks!

Excellent catch!!

Thanks!

Lucky you! :-)

Amazing pictures and spotting, very jealous

Incredible!

will-I-Am-Rodent-Geek

such a beautiful creature

Thanks rubens. JuliusSchmitz-Justen, they are actually quite common in some rivers in the Amazon, but getting more than just a glimpse of them is difficult. I was extremely lucky that a pair of them hung around in the water in front of a camp I slept at.

The film is called "Ele, o Boto".

JuliusSchmitz-Justen

Must be an incredible expirience to see some of them!

Thanks. Yes, rubens, I've heard about this 'legend' before. I've never seen the film. What's it called?

Very nice Dan. I think this is one of the most strange animal from the Amazon region. It´s called in portuguese "Boto Cor de Rosa". There are some interesting folkloric histories about this animal. People say that young girls could become "pregnant" from him. There is a film about this.

Me too, but it was really difficult to get any photos of them at all!

They are so bright! I wish more of them were visible.

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