https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin en-us 2017-12-05 11:18:43 UTC 2025-09-30 13:35:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213230949 The length of an adult dolphin varies between 2 and 3 meters. 

 Colour is dependent on their age. While the baby amazon river dolphins have a gray dorsal side, the ventral side is lighter gray. With maturity, the flanks and the ventral begins turning pink. Pink is predominant in the males. Their colours fade gradually with age, having blue/gray and white tinges all over]]> 2017-12-05 11:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213230949 https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213234637 Their diet primarily consists of fish and they depend on healthy fish populations for their survival, feasting upon over 50 types of fish they also consume shellfish, crabs, crustaceans, and even small turtles.]]> 2017-12-05 11:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213234637 https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213235038 Botos are generally concentrated below the confluences of the channels. They dwell in the fast flowing whitewater, clearwater or blackwater rivers of the lowlands. But they are strictly freshwater mammals. They are also found in the lakes, the largest tributaries of the rivers, and seasonally in the flooded rainforests]]> 2017-12-05 11:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213235038 https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213236973 Most dolphins are mainly blind, but have a incredible eyesight. Their main threat to their survival is pollution. Amazon river dolphins use echolocation for hunting. They can survive 30 years in the wild.]]> 2017-12-05 12:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213236973 https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213253069 The boto dolphins breed seasonally, giving birth to the pups between the summer months of May and June. It takes almost 2 to 3 years for the baby  dolphins to be adult and independent,]]> 2017-12-05 12:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213253069 https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213257762 They can weigh up to 160 kilos]]> 2017-12-05 13:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213257762 https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213258084 They have small round eyes, but with a sting eyesight. The beaks are long to help capture prey. They have 24-34 teeth. They don't have dorsal fins, but have a hump on their back.]]> 2017-12-05 13:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/danpalmer_4/amazonriverdolphin/wish/213258084