The Amazon River Dolphin is a fresh water dolphin. This means the
Amazon River Dolphin lives in fresh water. Specifically the Amazon
River.
The Amazon River Dolphin is a medium sized dolphin. The Amazon
River Dolphin has a stocky body and a long beak, with a prominent forehead.
Male Amazon River Dolphins are about 8 feet or 2.5 meters long.
Female Amazon River Dolphins are about 5 feet 8 inches or 1.8 meters long
and could get up to 7 feet. The Amazon River Dolphin can weigh up to
300 pounds.
Inside the Amazon River Dolphin's long beak, there are between 24 and
34 conical and molar-like teeth. The front teeth are the conical,
and they are used for holding prey. The molars, like humans are used
for grinding the food, and they are in the back of the mouth.
The Amazon River Dolphin is known as the "pink
dolphin". However, their color ranges depending on the age of
the Amazon River Dolphin. The older the Amazon River Dolphin becomes
the lighter its skin is.
The Amazon River Dolphin is unique in another way. It has no
dorsal fin, but they have a dorsal ridge. This along with larger
flippers are an adaptation used for swimming and living in shallow river
waters.
