Tupes, Amazonia, Brasil
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A Boto (Inia g. geoffrensis), Brazil, Amazonia
A Boto (Inia g. geoffrensis), a south american species of fresh water dolphin appears from the dark waters of the Rio Negro river
Read the paper about the Boto to learn more from this dolphin
A Boto (Inia g. geoffrensis), Brazil, Amazonia
A Boto (Inia g. geoffrensis), a south american species of fresh water dolphin disappears into the dark waters of the Rio Negro river
Read the paper about the Boto to learn more from this dolphin
Mosquito
Mosquito, Amazonia, Brazil
Is the Mosquito the most dangerous animal living on earth?
Many diseases are transmitted by this insect, such as malaria (with 250 million cases annually, the disease kills more than 900,000 people per year), the yellow fever (affects 200,000 people per year and is fatal to 30 000 people), dengue (the most serious variation strikes 500 000 people per year) …
Neotropic cormorant, “O biguá” (Phalacrocorax brasilianus), Brazil
Rio Negro bank, Amazonia, Brazil
Young Tupé women, Amazonia, Brazil
Brazil, Amazonian location. Young woman of the Dessana tribe watching a boat cruising the Rio Negro
Sunrise over the Rio Negro, Amazonia, BrazilBrazil: The Boto, pink dolphin of Amazonia
23 to 7 millions of years ago, during the Miocene era, Amazonia was partially covered by seawater. Cetaceans were living in this area. When seawater has been definitely out of Amazonia ground, a species would have adapted to continue living in rivers, drawing the Amazonian landscape. This species became the Boto, known also as the biggest pink dolphin of Amazonia.
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Spider (Micrathena kirbyi), Amazonia, Brazil