#riverdolphins

It's #FunFactFriday! #Didyouknow that the Ganges River Dolphin is one of two subspecies of South Asian River Dolphin, the other being the Indus River dolphin? Ganges River dolphins are found in the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers through Bangladesh, India and Nepal. 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 #dolphin #riverdolphins #ganges #dolphinsareawesome #trivia #getonaboat #dolphinsofinstagram #dyk #storytelling #funfact https://www.instagram.com/p/CYb_A4vMzN4/?utm_medium=tumblr

All River Dolphin species are endangered due to pollution, bycatch and infrastructure. The best things you can do to help is to learn more about these elusive species, support sustainable fisheries & get involved! See the link in our ep 19 show notes for more!⠀ Image by @peppermintnarwhal ⠀ #whaletales #whaletalespodcast #riverdolphins #talesofsavingwhales #dolphins #dolphinpodcast #storytelling #riverdolphinsareawesome #whaleblog https://www.instagram.com/p/CHx8T9ulrYA/?igshid=o5rztvu2vmsn

As we discussed in episode 19 of the #whaletalespodcast, not all Amazon River Dolphins are pink and some Ganges River Dolphins can have blue tint! Listen to our episode to learn more about these amazing (and colourful) animals!) 💙💗🐬⠀ Amazon River Dolphin photo by @yaizka⠀ #whaletales #riverdolphins #whaletalespodcast #dolphins #dolphinpodcast #storytelling #riverdolphinsareawesome #brazil #whaleblog https://www.instagram.com/p/CHlGm_EhtE3/?igshid=c9lb2ft39sdp

Last week we posted about our first ever River Dolphin story (featured in our latest #whaletalespodcast episode!) but we used an image for a Chinese River Dolphin instead of an Amazon River Dolphin. (Do a quick Google and see how many species you can attribute a single river dolphin image to!) With species that are so unknown and not often researched, it is very hard to ensure search images are correct however we were lucky enough to have our followers correct us and some send in correct photos including @yaizka who is a research assistant studying river dolphins in the Brazilian Amazon! Thanks to Barbara and all our followers who help us to better understand all cetaceans!⠀ #whaletales #riverdolphins #whaletalespodcast #dolphins #dolphinpodcast #storytelling #riverdolphinsareawesome #brazil #whaleblog https://www.instagram.com/p/CHYN204nCvG/?igshid=j24z2vrhcwt3

Episode 19 features our first ever River Dolphin story! This encounter was in 2010 in Brazil from our friend Val and some Amazon River dolphins! (this image is not from the encounter). #whaletales #riverdolphins #whaletalespodcast #dolphins #dolphinpodcast #storytelling #riverdolphinsareawesome #brazil #whaleblog https://www.instagram.com/p/CHI9WEcne2t/?igshid=dsfi57v8oimw

It's #FunFactFriday! Did you know that the Amazon River Dolphin is one of four remaining species of river dolphins in the world? It has a notable pink colouration in its skin that gets more intense as it matures giving it the nickname "pink river dolphin!" #dolphins #whaletales #dolphins #dolphinsareawesome #riverdolphins #trivia https://www.instagram.com/p/CEKEzsLgGfP/?igshid=auvaofjp51c1

Time for another poll! Which species is the coolest looking river dolphin, the Amazon river dolphin (Boto), La Plata Dolphin or the Ganges River Dolphin? Let us know in the comments!⁠ PC: @peppermintnarwhal⁠ #whaletalespodcast #dolphins #whaletales #dolphins #whalepodcast #dolphinpodcast #votenow #dolphinawarenessmonth #dolphinsareawesome #riverdolphins https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DWHoslnbi/?igshid=r4zamqmgl7b0

Time for another poll! Which species is the coolest looking river dolphin, the Amazon river dolphin (Boto), La Plata Dolphin or the Ganges River Dolphin? Let us know in the comments!⁠ PC: @peppermintnarwhal⁠ #whaletalespodcast #dolphins #whaletales #dolphins #whalepodcast #dolphinpodcast #votenow #dolphinawarenessmonth #dolphinsareawesome #riverdolphins https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DWHoslnbi/?igshid=nx6uttm8aav0