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       Amazon river dolphin - Inia geoffrensis
       By: Ceratodromeus Date: September 14, 2018, 5:04 pm
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       Scientific classification
       Kingdom: Animalia
       Phylum: Chordata
       Class: Mammalia
       Order: Artiodactyla
       Family:  Iniidae
       Genus: Inia
       Species: I.geoffrensis
       Biology[sup]{1}[/sup]
       The amazon river dolphin is a large species of freshwater
       dolphin indigenous to the Amazon/Orinoco basin; it is
       distinguishable via it's larger size (than sympatric dolphins),
       with males measuring out to 2.5m and weighing 160kg, while
       females are smaller, measuring out to 1.96m and weighing 96.5kg.
       The snout is long and robust, filled with small but sharp
       teeth. These dolphins are loosely gregarious; found in small
       pods of no more than 5 usually, but have been documented using
       coordinated hunting in these groups. They feed on small fish
       diurnally and nocturnally. There are few if any documented
       predators of this large dolphin, but wounds attributed to
       stingray barbs have been found on individuals.
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       Reference
       {1} Ridgway, sam. River dolphins and the large toothed
       whales(1989)
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