About Pink Dolphin

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Pink Dolpin

The Pink Dolphin lives in the Amazon

Rainforest. It is usually found in the tributaries

and main rivers of the Orinoco River systems in

South America. This animal can stay summergedup to fifteen minutes in the rivers. Males sleep just

below the surface and they come up to breathe as

the reflex. The Pink Dolphin's body has adapted tothe rivers of the Amazon.


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The Pink Dolphin looks almost like the

gray dolphin, but they have differences. It

measures 2.5 to 3 meters long. Although malesare generally larger. The color of its body is

pale pink. Instead of having a dorsal fin like

the gray dolphin, it has a hump on its back.

The Pink Dolphin's tale is bigger and it has 2

flippers that look like big leaves. The Pink

Dolphin's neck is kind of long and his head has

a little hump in the forehead. His beak is longand has tiny hairs on top. This animal has tiny

eyes.


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` The Pink Dolphin can turn its head 180 degrees, allthe way around since it has an unfused vertebrae. It

weighs approximately 90 kilograms. The Pink Dolphin

got its amazing pink color from the kind of water itlives in, and the kind of food it eats.

The Pink Dolphins eat a large quantity of food per

day. They don't like to eat alone, therefore when theyfind a school of fish; they make a loud sound to call

their pod. The pods or groups may dive below a school

of fish and bring them to the surface. The kinds of fish

they eat are crustaceans, catfish, and small fresh waterfishes. During the night they hunt zooplankton. Almost

all of the Pink Dolphin's adaptations help them find

food.


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The Pink Dolphin does not have many

adaptations. During the years it developed a

long beak to get it's prey. Its small eyes arealso an adaptation; it helps the animal see

better in the water. Their flexible bodies help

them swim faster and get more food. Thesedolphins can swim at a speed of up to 20 miles

per hour. Some of the Pink Dolphin's

adaptations can help him protect it self.


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The Pink Dolphin does not have many

enemies, so it has few ways to protect it self.

One of the ways it protects it self is by stayingwith its pod or group. Another ways would be

making squeaking sounds to call its pod. If a

Pink Dolphin is alone, it will use it's long beakto protect it self. This animal also uses his

flippers for protection and also for mating.


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The Pink Dolphin's sexual maturity age is

unknown, but it does have a size when it is

sexually mature. Males are 2 meters longwhen they are sexually mature, but females

1.7 meters when they are sexually mature.

The mating season of the Pink Dolphins varies,but it is usually at the end of summer.

Courtship rituals include lots of surfacing,

breaching, flipper contact, and vocalizations.

When they start mating, they hold onto each

other with their flippers.


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Then fertilization takesplace. Something strange isthat same sex dolphins can

reproduce. The Pink Dolphin'sgestation period is from 9-12months. The calf's lactationperiod lasts 18-20 months.

This means the calf drinksmilks from its mother from18-20 months. Usually thePink Dolphin that gives birth

to the calf takes care of it withhelp of other dolphins fromits pod. The mother raises andprotects the calf for 1-3 years.


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The calf's are protected a lot by theirmother and by the mother's pod. They hide

the calf's in their side to protect them. Themother covers with her body the calf. As thecalf starts to get older, it leaves its mother, andgets a pod or group about the same age. With

this group it protects it self from enemies.The Pink Dolphin is a very nice and friendly

animal. The only enemy it has is humans.

Although the Pink Dolphin has 40% morebrain capacity than humans do, it still getskilled and hurt by them.


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The Pink Dolphin is endangered, because

of humans. Humans are destroying the South

American Tropical Rainforest. They are alsodumping chemicals on the rivers. Another

reason is that they get trapped in fishnets

accidentally. Humans are killing and making abeautiful species extinct. To stop this they are

trying to do captive breeding programs, but a

Pink Dolphin only survives 4 hours outside of

the waters.


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The Pink Dolphin is an amazing mammal. It

lives in the Amazon River. This animal has

adapted overtime to survive. Humansendanger this animal. Humans are causing this

friendly animal to become extinct, by

destroying it's habitat. I would like this animalspecies to survive many years. I would like to

be able to show t6he kids of the future the

Pink Dolphin swimming in the Amazon Basin.


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