According to Amazonian folklore, the area's male river dolphins are shapeshifters (encantade), transforming at night into handsome young men who seduce and impregnate human women. The legend's ...

After around 219 hours of observations, they can confirm that male Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis), also known as botos, often roll onto their backs and urinate over three feet into the air.

Workers at the construction site were thrilled to see a group of Chinese white dolphins in the Lingdingyang waters of the Pearl River Estuary. The dolphins dived in and out the water, creating a ...

River dolphins are small, rarely longer than 2.5 m, and slow swimmers. Five species can be distinguished; they are geographically entirely isolated from each other and are highly threatened by fishing ...

ISLAMABAD – The endangered Indus River dolphin is more than a victim of environmental destruction — it’s a symbol of the profound ecological crisis that threatens us all. “Bhulan toh humari saheliyan ...

The Ganga River basin has an estimated population of 3,936 Gangetic dolphins (with a standard error of 763), an endangered species, while 2,510 dolphins were sighted ...

Wholphin, a cross between a whale and a dolphin. Image by Mark Interrante from Silicon Valley, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. The Ganges River dolphin, scientifically named Platanista ...

But their evidence wasn’t collected from the water—it could be seen from shore. After around 219 hours of observations, they can confirm that male Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis), also known ...

Cambodia is projected to welcome a significant number of Chinese tourists in 2025 thanks to close ties and the kingdom ...

It's unclear why river dolphins do this, but it might serve some kind of social function.