Pink dolphin taxiarhoula narlioti

Dolphin

Species: Mammal related to whales

Habitat: Amazon River in South America

Color: Pink – Probably the color is due to a diet that feeds mostly on shells and crabs

Length: 2.5 meters

Weight: 90 kg

Teeth: About 100 conical teeth

Tail and Snout: they are larger than other dolphins

Head: He can turn his head 180 degrees and his brain is 40% bigger than a human’s!

Orientation: It is very easy because it has its own sound tracking system

Communication: It is intelligent and each dolphin has its own unique sound signature. That is, his own “name”

Speed: Swims at an average speed of 37 km per hour

Hearing: It hears frequencies 10 times higher than those heard by humans

Food: Feeds on crustaceans, catfish, piranhas and crabs

Reproduction: The female gives birth to one baby each year

Functions: He sleeps with half of his brain and the other half stays awake to maintain his swimming and breathing functions.

Lifespan: up to 17 years

Enemies: Man because he gets caught in his fishing nets and does not have time to rise to the surface to breathe. Also the pollution and contamination of the sea by garbage and oil.

Myth: Folklore says that at night the pink dolphin transforms into a handsome young man who bewitches young local girls and brings good luck

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