Amazing Rainforest Animals

Boutu

The Boutu

by Michele Baralt
 
I dreamed
I was a beautiful pink boutu in the mightiest of all rivers, the Amazon
Where I was enticing maidens into my underwater city
By my magical powers
 
 
 

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Content: Michelle K. Baralt
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Interesting Facts About the Boutu
  • The Boutu (Inia geoffrensis) inhabits the Amazonian River and its tributaries. 
  • The natives considers the boutu to be a river god and do not hunt it. They call it "Bondo". 
  • This pink fish is the largest of all river dolphins, swims in small groups, feeding on a variety of fish and soft crabs. 
 
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