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- unfused vertabrae in its neck
- "fins and fluke" -- instead of a dorsal fin, the boutu has a ridge on its back which rises to a modifies hump at about the mid section of its body. Its flippers are large in proportion to its body annd are used steering. Its flukes are large and broad and divided by a median notch. Its unusually large flippers and flukes are probably an adaptation for maneuvering in shallow waters.
Sources:
- dolphins-world.com/Pink_River_Dolphins
- acsonline.org/factpack/boto.htm
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Is Amazon River dolphin and the pink Amazon River dolphin the same?
Yes the amazon river dolphin and the pink amazon river dolphin the same just because one is pink doesn't mean anything.
What is the weirdest dolphin?
The amazon pink river dolphin it's really pink
Does Amazon river dolphin live in Amazon river?
yes they do live in the amazon other dolphins do to like the pink dolphin
What part of the sea does the pink dolphin live in?
The pink dolphin is actually a freshwater dolphin, and lives in the Amazon River.
Is there such a thing as Pink Dolphins?
Yes, there is such a thing as a Pink River Dolphin, called the boto. They live in the Amazon River in South America and do not venture into the saltwater.
What is a boto dolphin?
The Boto dolphin, or Amazon River Dolphin, is also called the Boutu or Pink River Dolphin. It is a freshwater dolphin living in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins in South America. It is endangered, and eats mainly fish, but will also eat shrimp, turtles and some amphibians.
Do pink dolphins make sounds or calls?
The Amazon river dolphin, or pink river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis, does make sounds and calls.
Does a amazon pink river dolphin have a beak?
no but they ared endangered
What color dolphin swims through the amazon river?
Pink
Where would you find a pink dolphin?
In the Amazon River in Brazil, and its called an Albino Dolphin.
What is the scientific name for a pink dolphin?
A Pink (river) dolphin is another name for the Boto, or Amazon River dolphin. Its scientific name is Inia geoffrensis.
Where pink river dolphin live?
At the mouth of the Amazon River (in FRESH water!), they frolic amidst a flooded forest. Jacques Cousteau had a T.V. special about it YEARS ago.The pink river dolphins live in the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers
