This is false; there are a few other species that share this anatomy.

The reason for "move their heads freely" is that #beluga - unlike most #cetaceans - have unfused cervical vertebra. That's also true of the closely related #narwhals, and for the Inia #riverdolphins.

I think it's really cool how there are little pink endangered dolphins that live in the rivers of the Amazon of Brazil!

You know what could make this even cooler? Many legends of them being weredolphins! #brazil #boto #dolphins #riverdolphins #mythology #animals

Kayaking with River Dolphins! – 11/10 Back in 2010 I was on the high school senior trip; we went to the Amazon River in Brazil and one day we had the opportunity to go kayaking. As much as you would think the Amazon has many animals ou…

Kayaking with River Dolphins! Read the full story here: buff.ly/pGQJQvv
This is an encounter from 2010
#WhaleTales #RiverDolphins

Protecting the Amazon's critical wildlife corridors Protecting the migrations of jaguars, dolphins, and other species

Want to safeguard populations of flagship #Amazon species such as #jaguars and #RiverDolphins? Turns out that key corridors comprising 17% of the total Amazon basin are the critical places to focus.
www.worldwildlife.org/stories/prot...

10 river dolphin deaths reported in Assam since 2020, says Centre A total of 10 river dolphins have died in Assam since 2020, according to data presented in the Lok Sabha on Monday by the Union Ministry

The Ganges River Dolphin, a freshwater species primarily found in the Brahmaputra River and its tributaries, is listed as endangered
#RiverDolphins #AssamWildlife #EndangeredSpecies #ProjectDolphin

Amazing Encounters with Amazon River Dolphins. Read the full story here: buff.ly/iUg9pWY
Photos by Lauryn Fly
This is an encounter from 2023
#WhaleTales #RiverDolphins

Like all river dolphins they have a very long and thin rostrum but unique among cetaceans these river dolphins swim primarily on their sides.

#WhaleTales #RiverDolphins

Let us spray: River dolphins launch pee streams into air According to Amazonian folklore, the area's male river dolphins are shapeshifters (encantade), transforming at night into handsome young men who seduce and impregnate human women. The legend's origins...

Let us spray: River dolphins launch pee streams into air #Science #Biology #Zoology #RiverDolphins #WildlifeBehavior #EnvironmentalScience

My Favourite Cetacean Encounter. Read the full story here: https://buff.ly/4h0gGmc
Photo by @emilygcunningham.bsky.social
This is an encounter from 2010
#WhaleTales #RiverDolphins

Myanmar's river dolphins and fishermen keep their rare partnership alive A centuries-old partnership between fishermen and critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Myanmar is threatened by environmental destruction and political upheaval.

River dolphins are all at high risk but this article (nearly missed over NY) offers some hope albeit ongoing challenges. #RiverDolphins #Irrawaddy #dolphin
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

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podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/l... #skepticism #Skeptic #skeptical #theythem #history #language #snowcrab #riverdolphins #deaf #children #MedicalBreakthrough #hearagain #Amazon #rockcarvings

"The study’s researchers identified 434 dams that have either been built or are currently under construction across the whole of the #AmazonBasin, and a further 463 proposed dams" #FreeFlowingRivers #Rivers #RiverDolphins #DamRemoval #MigratoryFish

Great video showing the work of Kurt Schmidt's 2016 Masters dissertation project - Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) Project in Brazilian Waters. Well worth watching, not least for a special appearance at the end. #Xingu #RioXingu #fish #riverdolphins