Rare dolphin pulled from Amazon lake to study effects of climate change MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) - A team of biologists, vets and fishermen temporarily captured rare freshwater dolphins in the Amazon ...

STORY: These rare freshwater dolphins, known for their striking pink color, are only found in the rivers of South America. But climate change and drought are threatening the species. Now, a team of ...

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PUERTO NARINO – A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as scientists and veterinarians, waist-deep in the warm current, patiently work a mesh net around a pod of river dolphins.

Artistic reconstruction of Pebanista yacuruna in the murky waters of the Peruvian proto-Amazonia. Credit: Jaime Bran Paleontologists from the University of Zurich have announced the discovery of a new ...

Pink dolphins are an indicator species of the Amazon river, scientists say. Swimming with the piranhas and anacondas below the surface of the Amazon River in Bolivia is a rare species: pink, ...

Around 16 million years ago, a dolphin giant cruised the depths of its watery domain. But unlike most modern dolphins, its home wasn't an ocean; it lived in a freshwater lake in the Peruvian Amazon.