Amazon river dolphins

These adult male dolphins pee in the air. We have questions.

Animals
These adult male dolphins pee in the air. We have questions.
These adult male dolphins pee in the air. We have questions.

There's mercury in the Amazon. This scientist is tracking it down.

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There's mercury in the Amazon. This scientist is tracking it down.
There's mercury in the Amazon. This scientist is tracking it down.

He’s called ‘omacha,’ a dolphin that transforms into a man. Why?

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  • Perpetual Planet
He’s called ‘omacha,’ a dolphin that transforms into a man. Why?
He’s called ‘omacha,’ a dolphin that transforms into a man. Why?

This conservationist has a mission: Save the Amazon's dolphins

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  • Perpetual Planet
This conservationist has a mission: Save the Amazon's dolphins
This conservationist has a mission: Save the Amazon's dolphins

Moment of Fresh Water

Moment of Fresh Water
Moment of Fresh Water

Spotting wildlife on a cruise through the Peruvian Amazon

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Spotting wildlife on a cruise through the Peruvian Amazon
Spotting wildlife on a cruise through the Peruvian Amazon

Fernando Trujillo studies pink river dolphins to help understand the Amazon’s aquatic health

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Fernando Trujillo studies pink river dolphins to help understand the Amazon’s aquatic health
Fernando Trujillo studies pink river dolphins to help understand the Amazon’s aquatic health

Inside the murky world of dolphin therapy

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  • Wildlife Watch
Inside the murky world of dolphin therapy
Inside the murky world of dolphin therapy

Echolocation is nature’s built-in sonar. Here’s how it works.

Animals
Echolocation is nature’s built-in sonar. Here’s how it works.
Echolocation is nature’s built-in sonar. Here’s how it works.

Amazon River Dolphin

Animals
Amazon River Dolphin
Amazon River Dolphin
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