Animals that live close to the Amazon river.
Some species of animals are exclusively found in the Amazon River and many of them are in danger of extinction. For the last 20 years the governments of Peru and Brazil along with conservation organizations, local businesses people have been working together to protect endangered species for the enjoyment of the world and future generations.
One of the most endangered species in the Amazon River is the pink dolphin or
thought to be extinct more than twenty years ago. They are very rarely seen and are found only in the Amazonian rivers. Their pink color is due to blood near its skin and unlike other dolphins they have a hump instead of a fin and a long bottle nose snout instead of a short one. A distinctive characteristic of the pink dolphin is that they can turn their neck 180 degrees due to vertebra in its neck.
thought to be extinct more than twenty years ago. They are very rarely seen and are found only in the Amazonian rivers. Their pink color is due to blood near its skin and unlike other dolphins they have a hump instead of a fin and a long bottle nose snout instead of a short one. A distinctive characteristic of the pink dolphin is that they can turn their neck 180 degrees due to vertebra in its neck.