A tucuxi in the Rio Negro Brazil

The tucuxi , alternately ''bufeo gris'' or ''bufeo negro'' is a dolphin found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin. The word ''tucuxi'' is derived from the Tupi language word ''tuchuchi-ana'', and has now been adopted as the species' common name. Despite being found in geographic locations similar to those of 'true' river dolphins, such as the boto, the tucuxi is not closely related to them genetically. Instead, it is classed in the oceanic dolphin family . Physically, the species, particularly the.. more