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Amazon mammals

Mammals are not easy to see in the rainforest: these are a few views that, with luck, any visitor might get on even a brief visit to the River Amazon and its environs.
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Typically this is all you see of a boto, or 'pink' river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) in the River Amazon and its tributaries. Despite its common name, it is not always pink, but can be identified by its long snout, and the fact that it has no dorsal fin, just a low hump on its back (shown here). This one was photographed in Lake Maica, near Santarem in Brazil.
Title: Dolphin - boto1
Date: February 5, 2007
Filename: Boto diving
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Typically this is all you see of a boto, or 'pink' river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) in the River Amazon and its tributaries. Despite its common name, it is not always pink, but can be identified by its long snout, and the fact that it has no dorsal fin, just a low hump on its back (shown here). This one was photographed in the Rio Tapajos, near Santarem in Brazil.
Title: Dolphin - boto2
Date: February 5, 2007
Filename: Boto in Rio Tapajos1
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Typically this is all you see of a boto, or 'pink' river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) in the River Amazon and its tributaries. Despite its common name, it is not always pink, but can be identified by its long snout, and the fact that it has no dorsal fin, just a low hump on its back (shown here). This one was photographed in the Rio Tapajos, near Santarem in Brazil.
Title: Dolphin - boto3
Date: February 5, 2007
Filename: Boto in Rio Tapajos3
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A tucuxi, or grey river dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Rio Tapajos, a tributary of the River Amazon near Santarem in Brazil. The distinctly triangular dorsal fin (shown here) distinguishes this from the boto, or 'pink' river dolphin, which has only a small hump on its back.
Title: Dolphin - tucuxi 1
Date: February 5, 2007
Filename: Tucuxi, Rio Tapajos
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A tucuxi, or grey river dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Rio Negro, a major tributary of the River Amazon near Manaus, in Brazil. The distinctly triangular dorsal fin distinguishes this from the boto, or 'pink' river dolphin, which has only a small hump on its back. This one is lying on its side, showing its flipper; note it is rather pinkish in colour too!
Title: Dolphin - tucuxi 2
Date: February 8, 2007
Filename: Tucuxi - showing ...
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An Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis: a rescued youngster being fed in a rehabilitation centre before release, at Alter do Chao, near Santarem, Brazil.
Title: Manatee1
Date: February 10, 2007
Filename: Amazonian manatee1
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An Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis: a rescued youngster being fed in a rehabilitation centre before release, at Alter do Chao, near Santarem, Brazil.
Title: Manatee2
Date: February 10, 2007
Filename: Amazonian manatee2
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An Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis: a rescued youngster being fed in a rehabilitation centre before release, at Alter do Chao, near Santarem, Brazil.
Title: Manatee3
Date: February 10, 2007
Filename: Amazonian manatee3
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An Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis: a rescued youngster being fed in a rehabilitation centre before release, at Alter do Chao, near Santarem, Brazil.
Title: Manatee4
Date: February 10, 2007
Filename: Amazonian manatee5
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A wild squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus, entirely at home and without fear of people, at a feeding station beside the Ariau Towers Hotel (or Jungle Lodge). Wild monkeys are fed here to attract them and offer close views for visiting tourists.
Title: Squirrel monkey1
Date: February 7, 2007
Filename: Squirrel monkey01
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A wild squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus, entirely at home and without fear of people, at the Ariau Towers Hotel (or Jungle Lodge), where wild monkeys are fed to attract them and offer close views for visiting tourists.
Title: Squirrel monkey2
Date: February 7, 2007
Filename: Squirrel monkey05
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A wild squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus, entirely at home and without fear of people, at the Ariau Towers Hotel (or Jungle Lodge), where wild monkeys are fed to attract them and offer close views for visiting tourists.
Title: Squirrel monkey3
Date: February 8, 2007
Filename: Squirrel monkey d...
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