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Amazon river dolphin

Clients: The New York Times , Wall Street Journal , Roads and Kingdoms, Atlas Oscura, MIT Techonology Review

Amazon River Dolphin

Located in the Amazon basin, the upper Madeira River in Bolivia, and the Orinoco basin.This essay make is a reflexion at the difficult situation of the amazon river dolphin made for commission at WWF

Amazonas,Colombia, For indigen...an of the Amazonia. June 2010.

Amazonas,Colombia, For indigenous, is bad luck killing a dolphin. Local legends also state that the dolphin is the guardian of the Amazonia. June 2010.

Amazonas,Colombia  It...housands.  June 2010.

Amazonas,Colombia It is a relatively abundant freshwater cetacean with an estimated population in the tens of thousands. June 2010.

Amazonas,Colombia,In tradition...in again.  June 2010.

Amazonas,Colombia,In traditional Amazon indigenous folklore, at night, an Amazon River dolphin becomes a handsome young man who seduces girls, impregnates them, and then returns to the river in the morning to become a dolphin again. June 2010.

Rio Amazonas,Colombia &nbs... a human.  June 2010.

Rio Amazonas,Colombia The Amazon river dolphin is one of river dolphins included in the paraphyletic group. This dolphin is the largest freshwater cetacean; it can grow larger than a human. June 2010.

Amazonas,Colombia Detail of th...cosystem.  June 2010.

Amazonas,Colombia Detail of the Amazon deforestation that increases the vulnerability for the river dolphin ecosystem. June 2010.

Amazonas,Colombia  Th...iensis).   June 2010.

Amazonas,Colombia There are three species of river dolphins in South America: pink dolphins (Inia geoffrensis), grey dolphins (Sotalia fluviatilis) and a species unique toBolivia (Inia boliviensis). June 2010.

Amazonas, Colombia Indigenous ...nside of the river. June 2010.

Amazonas, Colombia Indigenous women are afraid of dolphins when they have their menstrual period due to the legend that dolphins becomes a man just to rape them and take them deep inside of the river. June 2010.

Amazonas, Colombia .The Amazon...enezuela.  June 2010.

Amazonas, Colombia .The Amazon river dolphin, also known as the pink river dolphin or boto, lives only in freshwater. It is found throughout much of the Amazon and Orinoco river basins in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. June 2010.

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Amazon river dolphin

Copyright Joana Toro 2024

Date of Work Dec 1969 - Ongoing

Updated Aug 2022

Location Leticia Colombia

Topics Amazon river, Climate Change, Documentary, Dolphin, Editorial, environment, Photography, Photojournalism, Wildlife

Amazon River Dolphin
Located in the Amazon basin, the upper Madeira River in Bolivia, and the Orinoco basin.

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