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dolphins
Whale and Dolphin Conservation – Dolphins are graceful, playful, and intelligent animals, making them fan favorites, and International Freshwater Dolphin Day helps raise awareness of river dolphins who receive far less attention than their ocean-dwelling cousins.
  • Freshwater dolphins don’t have anywhere near as much blubber as marine dolphins because they don’t have to deal with such cold temperatures.
  • Freshwater dolphins often have to rely on their hearing rather than their eyesight because the rivers they live in are so muddy. Luckily, they have great hearing.
  • The Yangtze river dolphin is the first dolphin species to become extinct as a result of human actions. We need to make sure it’s the last.
  • All freshwater dolphin species are considered endangered or critically endangered.
  • The Amazon pink river dolphin flushes a darker color of pink when it gets excited, just like a human blushing.