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| Amazon river dolphin | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Iniidae |
| Genus: | Inia |
| Species: | I. geoffrensis |
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| Inia geoffrensis (Blainville, 1817) | |
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| Amazon river dolphin range | |
The Amazon river dolphin, boto, bufeo or pink dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) is one of five species of river dolphin. The Amazon river dolphin lives in the Amazon River and Orinoco River. It is greyish pink in color. It is endangered because of dams and water pollution, especially mercury pollution. view more...
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