Newly-resurfaced video captured an Amazon river dolphin relieving into the air, a rare behavior researchers believe helps the mammals communicate.

In some Amazon rivers in Brazil, cases of diseases related to inadequate basic sanitation, such as malaria and acute diarrhea ...

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An Amazon river dolphin, also known as a boto ... “On the first occasion, we saw a male flip his belly up out of the water, expose his penis and then proceed to urinate into the air,” said Claryana ...

Scientists are perplexed by a strange new behaviour shown by the Amazon river dolphin ... presence of receiver dolphins. “Aerial urination starts with a boto slowly positioning itself upside down, ...

Scientists are perplexed by a strange new behaviour shown by the Amazon river ... dolphins. “Aerial urination starts with a boto slowly positioning itself upside down, exposing its penis above ...

Researchers observed an unusual behavior among male Amazon river dolphins, known as botos ... we saw a male flip his belly up out of the water, expose his penis and then proceed to urinate ...

Local Burmese fisher Maung Lay shows how his family has traditionally teamed up with rare river dolphins and explains why their partnership is now at risk. (Video by Demelza Stokes and Mark ...

According to Amazonian folklore, the area's male river ... dolphins lack a strong sense of smell or taste, there is evidence that they can detect some odorants and secretions in both air and water ...

But their evidence wasn’t collected from the water—it could be seen from shore. After around 219 hours of observations, they can confirm that male Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis ...

Male Amazon river dolphins have been documented rolling upside ... other males will usually seek out the urine as it arcs back down to the water, possibly to receive social cues in a similar ...

A mix of untreated sewage, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff, and plastic waste contributes to the degradation of water quality. These pollutants affect the river’s biodiversity, reduce the ...