By Mongabay.com A colonial-era myth about endangered pink river dolphins in the Amazon has led to a false belief that ...

A colonial-era myth about endangered pink river dolphins in the Amazon has led to a false belief that perfumes or pusangas made from their body parts are potent love potions.According to a recent ...

The Pink River Dolphin, a mysterious and intelligent Amazon creature, captivates with folklore but faces serious conservation ...

who had lived with the pink river dolphins—also known as Amazon river dolphins—for generations. Many spoke of myths and legends their ancestors had told them about the animals, known locally ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Over 100 Amazon river dolphins died in Brazil's Lake Tefe amid a historic drought. Seventy carcasses were found on a single day when water temperatures soared to ...

We have questions. These adult male dolphins pee in the air. We have questions. Read There's mercury in the Amazon. This scientist is tracking it down. Environment Perpetual Planet There's mercury ...

The Yangtze river dolphin of China is presumed to be extinct, having been last spotted in 2007. The distinctively pink Amazon river dolphin is over 2.5 metres long. The equally large Ganges river ...

A total of 19 pink freshwater dolphins belonging to an extremely ... from those that exist in the South American Orinoco and Amazon river basins. The animals had swum from their normal home ...

Sea Shepherd is launching a new conservation research campaign in Brazil to protect the dolphins of the Amazon River. The scientific expedition, known as Boto Da Amazônia (Amazon River Dolphin ...

The Amazon river dolphins — some pink in color — are a unique freshwater species found only in the rivers of South America. A slow reproductive cycle makes their populations especially prone ...

Some also live in rivers, including the Amazon River in South America and the Ganges River in India ... In 2023, a woman swimming in a river in Bolivia needed 32 stitches after pink river dolphins ...