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Subject: Net fishing the Rio Negro from canoe.
Amazonas06 - 117 * A lone Rice Rat forages under our spot light.

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Amazonas06 - 119 * Our early morning cruise found grey river dolphins playing with their food.

Amazonas06 - 120 * Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) is one of the smallest of all dolphins (maximum around 152 cm). In body shape it resembles the more familiar Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), and is classed in the family of marine dolphins Delphinidae. The Tucuxi occurs only in the Amazon river, and has a close relative called the marine tucuxi (Sotalia guianensis) in coastal waters of eastern South and central America. The two species have only recently been recognised as distinct. Tucuxis are very different from botos in many respects ? they are faster, travel in tight groups, avoid shallow waters and are much more wary of human presence. (Projoto Boto)

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