River Dolphins
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My First Time Seeing Txuci River Dolphins
I remember the exact moment when I arrived the Amazon and was greatly surprised by a huge group of Txuci’s fishing. I can’t imagine such a creature that was so magical. They have such acrobatic movements and always seem to be smiling. It was a magical moment when I noticed how they worked together to…
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My First Encounter with an Indus River Dolphin – 1998
It’s so difficult to pinpoint because I think every encounter I have is extremely special, but I think I can share a few. So my first time I saw and Indus River Dolphins was more than 20 years ago. This was 1998 and so I was obviously real, like a new recruit. And I think…
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Tagging Araguaian River Dolphins
Our research focus is collecting enough genetic and morphometric information to classify Araguaian River Dolphins’ as a new species. This is where the story begins. Araguaian River dolphins are a species that barely show themselves on the surface of the water, but part of their back and dorsal thing are visible during diving and breathing…
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Amazing Encounters with Amazon River Dolphins – 5/23
It’s one of my favorite experiences I’ve ever had, and definitely, with Amazon River Dolphins. I started to notice during the trip that I wasn’t seeing them very often, it was pretty difficult to spot them when the boat was moving. And we were living on a river boat for about a week. I asked…
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My Favourite Cetacean Encounter – 2010
I do have another Whale Tale that I would love to share, which is probably my favorite ever encounter with a cetacean. It was actually with river dolphins in Cambodia. And so I went to Cambodia when I was 19. I just booked a flight in my summer holiday from from university. I worked two…