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Painting by David Esquibel Amaringo	Many people around the world have never heard of the Amazon Pink River Dolphin, and those who tell tales of having spotted one are often regarded with disbelief: “Err... what have you been drinking?” But Pink River Dolphins are real! From Wikipedia: The pink dolphin lives in the freshwater of the Amazon River. This species looks like the grey dolphin, but individuals are bigger, and instead of a dorsal fin they have a hump on their back. Their tails are also bigger. Because they are unfused, the neck vertebrae of the Amazon river dolphin are able to turn 180 degrees. The pink dolphin has been listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of the Nature due to pollution, over fishing, excessive boat trafficking and habitat loss. The brain of the river dolphin is 40% larger than a human brain.
Go to page 2: The Native Legend of the Pink Dolphin as told by Charito Ushiñahua.

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