The ______ pink river dolphin can change its colour and also has the largest body and brain of any freshwater dolphin. fill in the blanks

Swimming through rivers in parts of South America and Asia is what one might consider an unexpected figure: the dolphin. It joins the ranks of the shark and the sea turtle as some of the oldest creatures on Earth. And while they're most commonly associated with oceans, dolphins—and porpoises—can actually be found in several major rivers on two continents. River dolphins act as indicators of river health in the basins where they live. If the dolphin population in a river is thriving, then the overall state of that fresh water system is also likely flourishing. But if that population is on the decline, then it’s considered a red flag for the ecosystem as a whole. WWF is the only organization working to safeguard all river dolphin species across the world. Under our River Dolphins Initiative, WWF collaborates with governments, communities, and other partners in countries with river dolphin populations to change policies and practices, address direct threats to the species such as bycatch and infrastructure, protect habitats, and bolster scientific research. Here’s a look at river dolphins around the world, the challenges they face, and what WWF is doing to keep them around for the long haul. Also known as the boto or ‘pink river dolphin,’ the Amazon River dolphin swims throughout much of the famed South American river basin and the neighboring Orinoco river basin that stretches through Colombia and Venezuela. The species is characterized by its long snout and pale pink color....

• العربية • Azərbaycanca • Bân-lâm-gú • Български • Català • Cebuano • Čeština • Deutsch • Diné bizaad • Eesti • Ελληνικά • Español • Esperanto • Euskara • فارسی • Français • Galego • 한국어 • Hrvatski • Italiano • עברית • Jawa • ქართული • Қазақша • Kotava • Кыргызча • Lietuvių • Magyar • مصرى • Nederlands • 日本語 • Norsk bokmål • Norsk nynorsk • پنجابی • Polski • Português • Runa Simi • Русский • Seeltersk • Shqip • Simple English • Slovenčina • Slovenščina • Српски / srpski • Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски • Suomi • Svenska • ไทย • Türkçe • Українська • Tiếng Việt • Winaray • 粵語 • 中文 ( Amazon river dolphin range The Amazon river dolphin ( Inia geoffrensis), also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of I. g. geoffrensis (Amazon river dolphin), I. g. boliviensis ( I. g. humboldtiana (Orinoco river dolphin) while position of I. araguaiaensis) within the clade is still unclear. The Amazon river dolphin is the largest species of river dolphin, with adult males reaching 185 kilograms (408lb) in weight, and 2.5 metres (8.2ft) in length. Adults acquire a pink color, more prominent in males, giving it its nickname "pink river dolphin". They have one of the widest ranging diets among toothed whales, and feed on up to 53 different species of fish, such as In 2008, this species was ranked by the It is the only species of Taxonomy [ ] The species Inia geoffrensis was described by There is ongoing debate about the classification of species and subspecies. The IUCN ...