The Amazon River Dolphin is a mid-sized South American cetacean. It is an adoptable animal in Wildlife Park 3.
Description[]
The Amazon river dolphin is the largest species of river dolphin, a group of cetaceans that live almost exclusively in fresh- or brackish-water. Adult males can reach lengths of 2.5m (8.2ft) and weigh up to 185kg (408lbs), with females being smaller. Although resembling oceanic dolphins, river dolphins are smaller and have larger fins and little blubber, which serve as adaptations for living in warmer, shallower waters. The Amazon river dolphin is also known as the Pink River Dolphin, due to the coloration adults can acquire.
There are at least three subspecies of Amazon river dolphin native to South America, all residing in specific rivers. Usually seen alone or in small groups, they hunt a wide variety of prey including over 50 species of fish, making it the most diverse diet of any toothed whale. The dolphin's unfused cervical vertebrate allow it to turn its head up to 90 degrees, allowing it to perform tight turns when chasing prey and although it has small eyes, it uses echolocation to locate fish in the murky waters. The lifespan of wild Amazon river dolphins is unknown, but an individual named "Baby", who lived at Duisberg Zoo in Germany, was known to be at least 46 years old.
Wildlife Park 3[]
The Amazon river dolphin is an adoptable animal in Wildlife Park 3. It was added as part of the Amazonas expansion pack. Their daily food and enrichment necessities include fish, seafood, playing, swimming and diving. They can live individually, with 20 as the maximum number of herds.
Diseases[]
These are the list of diseases that the said animal can suffer from:
Anxiety | Apathy | Bronchitis | Caries |
Conjunctivitis | Cut | Deficiency | Diarrhea |
Eczema | Gangrene | Gastric Ulcer | Iodine Deficiency |
Splinter | Tuberculosis | Vasculitis | Wry Neck |
Oil Toxication |