What do pink dolphins eat?

Most of the fish in the pink dolphin's diet are very bony compared to ocean fish. Once a fish is caught and crushed, the boto, as all dolphins do with their food, swallows it without chewing. Later, it may regurgitate bones spines and other indigestible parts. read more

Like all dolphins, the pink Amazon river dolphin, which is the largest of the world’s four freshwater dolphin species, eats fish. Even though food is plentiful in the waters of the Amazon and Orinoco river drainages, the pink dolphin, or “boto,” as it is called by natives, is not a picky eater. read more

The Boto dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), inhabits the Amazon basin and part of the Orinoco river basin, so it has a wide variety of species available to eat, although it prefers fish since it feeds on more than 43 types, including the feared piranhas. read more

Pink dolphins eat crabs, catfish, small river fish and even small turtles. As crabs and turtles have to be catch mainly at the bottom of the river, pink dolphins spend a lot of time while swimming looking at the bottom of the river for food. read more