Behavior of a amazon river dolphins

Distribution

The Amazon River Dolphin lives around the basins where the Amazon River and Orinoco River drains. Both of these rivers are found in South America. They are known to be found around many areas including Columbia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, and Peru. They can live up to 1,865 miles from the shore!

They have an overall distribution that covers close to 7 million square kilometers. They do have limits in their environment including marine waters, rapids that are impossible for them to pass, waterfalls, and even some areas of these rivers that are simply too shallow for them to successful get through.

What is very interesting is that the Amazon River Dolphin can survive in plenty of different types of micro habitats. For example, they do well in the mouth of a river, in a lake, below waterfalls, in small channels, and around main rivers. As long as the water temperature is warm enough and they have food, they should be able to do just fine.

For this species of dolphin, one of the significant influences of where they will reside though is the amount of water in terms of how high it is. During various times of the year, the water levels will drop too low in certain areas which triggers migration for the Amazon River Dolphin.

Behavior

These dolphins may live in pods that only contain 2 members. Others are small pods with about 15 members. They aren’t as social as other species of dolphins so the larger groups aren’t often seen. They prefer to keep them at lower numbers. They form strong bonds within their pod and they seem to be the most active early in the morning as well as again later in the evening.

They don’t swim fast but they are still very playful as well as quite curious. They tend to get very close to the boats in the water to explore them.Sometimes, they will interact with other species of dolphins. They have been seen taking part in lob tailing, waving flippers, and rolling. They aren’t deep divers so they are frequently seen at the surface of the water. It is seldom that you will see them with the flukes out of the water.

They are very playful and they have been seen pulling at grass under the water, playing with logs, and even playing with other forms of aquatic life in the water such as turtles and fish. The flexibility of their bodies allows the Amazon River Dolphin to swim through some very tight areas. They can also swim upside down if they need to. Some experts believe this is to allow them better vision as their chubby cheeks could make seeing downward hard in the water when they are upright.

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