Pink River Dolphins

Here are some main facts on the pink river dolphin.

Common Name: Pink River Dolphin

Scientific Class: Mamalia

Order: Cetacea

Suborder: Odontoceti

Family: Iniidae

Scientific Genus: Inia

species: geoffrensis

Symbiotic Relationship: They Have bacteria in their guts that help them digest their food (all mammals do).

This is a mutualistic relationship. 

Biome: They live in rivers.  But they are mostly found in the Amazon River. 

Countries: Peru, and Brazil

Special adaptions to its environment:

They have adapted to live in fresh water.

Length 2-3 meters

Weight: 150KG

Name of its young: Calves

Name of a group of this animal: Pod

Names of two related species: Whales, Fish

The pink dolphin eats crabs, small turtles, fish, catfish, and crustaceans.

The pink dolphin is a Tertiary Consumer.

The River Dolphin uses its teeth to capture its food.

They do not have a natural predators.

One of their defenses are its loud squeal.

They communicate with sound waves.

Super Duper really fun facts:

They live in groups of 1 or 2 but when they go out to hunt they go in up to groups of thirty.

It is sad that they can stun their prey with a melon type thing in their forehead.

Sometimes they have a big bump instead of a dorsial fin.

Their brains are 40% bigger than ours.

They live up to 30 or 45 years old.

Type of body covering: hair

General description: Fins,Hair, Angled body

This animal is endangered because of the destruction of its habitat and the commercial fishermen.

 Here is a picture of where they mainly live.

This is a food chain of the Pink River Dolphins. 

Sources: Wikipidia 

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By Maxwell Carey Cardwell