Feeding a amazon river dolphins

Feeding

Fish make up the majority of the feeding for the Amazon River Dolphin, and there are at least 50 types of fish they can dine on. They are highly dependent on the health of the fish populations for their own survival. They have been known to also consume crabs and turtles when their normal food supply isn’t enough. Almost all of their feeding efforts take place in the shallow areas of the water.

Since they live in much smaller groups, reliance on group feeding isn’t common with this dolphin. Instead, they tend to do their own hunting early in the morning and then again later at night. They consume approximately 2.5% of their own body weight daily in food. This is about half of the average body weight of consumption for other species of dolphins.

Part of their strategy to get food is to hang out around waterfalls and mouth areas of the river. This is where there are disruptions for the schools of fish and that makes them much easier for the Amazon River Dolphin to capture.

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