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River Dolphins are an informal grouping of Cetaceans that can be found in freshwater, including rivers and estuaries, primarily in Asia and South America. They include the families Platanistidae, Lipotidae and Iniidae.

River Dolphin - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

River dolphins are a widely distributed group of fully aquatic mammals that reside exclusively in freshwater or brackish water. They are an informal grouping within the group dolphin, which is a paraphyletic group within the infraorder Cetacea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_dolphin
EDGE - South Asian River Dolphin

A stocky freshwater dolphin, characterised by a long beak containing large, visible teeth. Like most river dolphins, this species has little need for vision in the muddy waters it inhabits, and as a result has tiny, non-functional eyes that lack lenses.
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=65
River Dolphin (Platanistoidea ) - A-Z Animals

There are only four species of river dolphin still existing in river, lakes and estuaries in certain parts of the tropical Southern Hemisphere. River dolphins are also known as freshwater dolphins.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/river-dolphin/
Pink River Dolphins, National Geographic

Up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) long and 300 pounds (136.1 kilograms), Pink River Dolphins are the largest freshwater dolphins in the world.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/dolphin-pink-river
Platanista gangetica (Ganges River Dolphin)

Find population statistics and information about the Ganges River Dolphin from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41758/0
The Amazon River Dolphin - Rainforest-Alliance

The Amazon River dolphin averages about 6.5 feet in length. They come in all shades of pink, from a dull gray-pink, to rosy colored pink, to a bright pink like that of the flamingo. This color variation is due to the clarity of the water in which the dolphin lives; the darker the water, the pinker the dolphin will be.
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/species-profiles/river-dolphin
New Species of Pink Dolphin Discovered - YouTube

New Species of Pink Dolphin. A new species of Amazon River dolphin has been identified by scientists through genetic testing. There are now 3 distinct species.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-NwAQO0kGc
Untamed Americas - Pink River Dolphins - YouTube

Watch footage of the rare pink river dolphin as it swims in the Amazon River.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkdCbpZcR9M
Why Is the Pink Dolphin Endangered - Endangered River Dolphin

If you have heard of the pink river dolphin, Amazon river dolpin, then you have also heard that not only is it rare, but it is endangered. The pink river dolphin is the last of the five species of river dolphins that are practically extinct.
http://www.endangeredriverdolphin.com/why-is-the-pink-dolphin-endangered.html
River Dolphins: Dolphins-World

There are only four species of dolphins that are able to thrive in freshwater and the Amazon River Dolphin is one of them. Many people assume that all dolphins live in saltwater so this is interesting to learn if you weren't aware of it.
http://www.dolphins-world.com/river-dolphins/
Amazon Pink River Dolphin - WWF

The Pink River Dolphin is widely distributed throughout much of the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. Normally it can be found in lowland fast flowing, whitewater rivers, clearwater or blackwater rivers. It is also present in the largest tributaries, lakes, confluences and seasonally flooded forests.
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/cetaceans/about/river_dolphins/pink_river_dolphin/
River Dolphins - WWF

River dolphins and porpoises swim in some of the world's mightiest rivers, including the Ganges, Indus, Yangtze, Mekong, and Amazon. But these river basins are also home to over 15 per cent of our planet's people and include some of the most densely populated, and poorest, areas on Earth.
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/cetaceans/about/river_dolphins/

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River Dolphin - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

River dolphins are a widely distributed group of fully aquatic mammals that reside exclusively in freshwater or brackish water. They are an informal grouping within the group dolphin, which is a paraphyletic group within the infraorder Cetacea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_dolphin
EDGE - South Asian River Dolphin

A stocky freshwater dolphin, characterised by a long beak containing large, visible teeth. Like most river dolphins, this species has little need for vision in the muddy waters it inhabits, and as a result has tiny, non-functional eyes that lack lenses.
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=65
River Dolphin (Platanistoidea ) - A-Z Animals

There are only four species of river dolphin still existing in river, lakes and estuaries in certain parts of the tropical Southern Hemisphere. River dolphins are also known as freshwater dolphins.
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/river-dolphin/
Pink River Dolphins, National Geographic

Up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) long and 300 pounds (136.1 kilograms), Pink River Dolphins are the largest freshwater dolphins in the world.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/dolphin-pink-river
Platanista gangetica (Ganges River Dolphin)

Find population statistics and information about the Ganges River Dolphin from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41758/0
The Amazon River Dolphin - Rainforest-Alliance

The Amazon River dolphin averages about 6.5 feet in length. They come in all shades of pink, from a dull gray-pink, to rosy colored pink, to a bright pink like that of the flamingo. This color variation is due to the clarity of the water in which the dolphin lives; the darker the water, the pinker the dolphin will be.
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/species-profiles/river-dolphin
New Species of Pink Dolphin Discovered - YouTube

New Species of Pink Dolphin. A new species of Amazon River dolphin has been identified by scientists through genetic testing. There are now 3 distinct species.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-NwAQO0kGc
Untamed Americas - Pink River Dolphins - YouTube

Watch footage of the rare pink river dolphin as it swims in the Amazon River.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkdCbpZcR9M
Why Is the Pink Dolphin Endangered - Endangered River Dolphin

If you have heard of the pink river dolphin, Amazon river dolpin, then you have also heard that not only is it rare, but it is endangered. The pink river dolphin is the last of the five species of river dolphins that are practically extinct.
http://www.endangeredriverdolphin.com/why-is-the-pink-dolphin-endangered.html
River Dolphins: Dolphins-World

There are only four species of dolphins that are able to thrive in freshwater and the Amazon River Dolphin is one of them. Many people assume that all dolphins live in saltwater so this is interesting to learn if you weren't aware of it.
http://www.dolphins-world.com/river-dolphins/
Amazon Pink River Dolphin - WWF

The Pink River Dolphin is widely distributed throughout much of the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. Normally it can be found in lowland fast flowing, whitewater rivers, clearwater or blackwater rivers. It is also present in the largest tributaries, lakes, confluences and seasonally flooded forests.
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/cetaceans/about/river_dolphins/pink_river_dolphin/
River Dolphins - WWF

River dolphins and porpoises swim in some of the world's mightiest rivers, including the Ganges, Indus, Yangtze, Mekong, and Amazon. But these river basins are also home to over 15 per cent of our planet's people and include some of the most densely populated, and poorest, areas on Earth.
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/cetaceans/about/river_dolphins/

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River Dolphins are an informal grouping of Cetaceans that can be found in freshwater, including rivers and estuaries, primarily in Asia and South America. They include the families Platanistidae, Lipotidae and Iniidae.

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