Spanish Name:bufeo colorado

Size: 2.5 to 3 meters

Life span: about 50 years

For more information see:
 

• Report written by Karina
•  report written by Daniella N. 
• Report written by Hilda
• Revised by: Gabriel F.
  
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Predators: 
 

Adaptations:

• This dolphins can be found in most of the rivers from the forests of south america 
• backbone adapted to be able to swin underwater
• adapted to travel and hunt by using echolocation (means that sound bouces to an obkect underwater and it goes back to the forehead of its head
• it uses hight tones for echolocation and thye low tones for comunication

Interesting Facts:

• They can stay in the water for 110 seconds
• their brain capacity is 40 % larger than humans 
• when they are excited they turn bright pink temporally
• Entere the amazon about 15 million years ago
• Can swin about 25 miles per hour, can dive to about 650 feet
• when females sleep they lie on water with the blowhole on air
• when males sleep they they lie below the surface of the water and then go to breath periodically
• can bend their necks up to a 90 degree angle

 Bibliography: 
http://www.isptr-pard.org/dolphin.html

http://www.schoolworld.asn.au/species/pdolphin.html

http://www.angelfire.com/de/MICKEYS/#Pink%20Dolphin

http://www.geocities.com/dolphingirlspod/boto.html

www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/whales/glossary/index.shtml

www.schoolworld.asn.au/species/pdolphin.html

www.t-d-e.org/info/reproduction/fetal_development.php

www.arthurgrosset.com/mammals/pinkriverdolphin.html
 

More information:

• Report written by: Karina E.
•  report written by Daniella N.