At up to 450 pounds and eight feet in length, the Amazon dolphin, or boto, is the largest of the four known species of river dolphin. The others live in the Ganges in India and the Indus in ...
In addition to spotting the pink river dolphin, scientists will also be on the look out for the grey river dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis) — a dolphin species darker and smaller than the boto, with a ...
According to an Amazonian legend, every month, during the full moon, a Brazilian fishing village receives a mysterious guest: the Boto, who transforms into a human to seduce and be loved by women ...