Fun Facts
1. An Amazon River dolphin and a bottle nose dolphin bred once, and the result was the world's only pink bottle nose dolphin named Pinky. Click here to see Pinky.
2. Many cultures along the Amazon river have legends about Amazon river dolphins. Ancient legends say that they turn into handsome young men who fall in love with human women. They also claim that it is very bad luck to kill a river dolphin or to look it in the eye. These legends may be part of the reason that they have not yet become extinct.
3. Amazon River Dolphins sometimes swim upside down.
2. Many cultures along the Amazon river have legends about Amazon river dolphins. Ancient legends say that they turn into handsome young men who fall in love with human women. They also claim that it is very bad luck to kill a river dolphin or to look it in the eye. These legends may be part of the reason that they have not yet become extinct.
3. Amazon River Dolphins sometimes swim upside down.
Learn more about these amazing animals in VIDEO 1 and watch some adorable pink dolphins perform in Singapore in Video 2!