So, I've always been fascinated by the pink dolphins in the Amazon.  They are definitely one of the many things that I am planning to see in my lifetime.  As most of you know, I love the environment, and learning about it, and I watch the Discovery channel all the time.. and they have run a few specials on these gorgeous creatures!

Anyhow- I bring them up today because my mom sent me an articl eon them- apparently some people don't believe that these animals exist!  But.. guess what.. they DO.  (And I have it on a good source that the young, unmarried girls of the Amazon blame surprise pregnancies on these very same dolphins.. saying that they come ashore and take advantage of them ... !)

So, here you GO:

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY for the Preservationof the      TropicalRainforest
Pink and Gray River Dolphins

Of the five freshwater species of dolphins in the world, the pink Amazon River dolphin, Inia geoffrensis, or "bufeo colorado” as they are known in Peru and  “botos" as they known in in Brazil, are considered to be the most intelligent. 

These friendly, sensitive, mammals with a brain capacity 40% larger than that of humans, who have lived in harmony with the people of the Amazon and its tributaries for centuries, now face extinction in some tributaries. What was considered to be one of the least threatened species of dolphins 20 years ago, has now become one of the most endangered species due to the accelerated and commercialized rape of the Amazon basin and the destruction of the South American tropical rainforest.

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Coloration: The reasons for the unique coloration of Inia geoffrensis are poorly understood, but the presence of capillaries near the surface of the skin probably accounts for much of its characteristic pink flush. Other factors may include age of the animal, chemical disposition of the water (especially iron content), and the temperature of the water.

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