This is the fifth post of FunnelScope Funnies series focusing on fun and interesting travel stories to highlight our alpha launch of FunnelScope.
The amazon is an amazing place. What blew my mind was to learn that there are actually fresh water dolphins that live in the amazon’s rivers. I always thought of them as beautiful creatures of the oceans…not creatures in rivers.
How this happened is that when the continents collided, the ocean became trapped between them, including the ocean’s creatures. Dolphins evolved over time to live in a habitat of fresh water and comparatively shallow rivers. And similar to ocean dolphins, they are gentle creatures that protect people…in the amazon it’s against piranhas and caiman (in the crocodile family).
Check out this video to see an approximately 9 foot Caiman Crocodile (although you can’t see its whole body):
The fact is if you swim in the amazon when there are no dolphins around, then there is a good chance you will be eaten alive by piranha or caimen. In the first video below, you can see a dolphin blow water at the surface (btw, freshwater dolphins are pink) and in the second one you can see yours truly swimming with the dolphins. I have always loved dolphins and you can tell by my child-like excitement. The dolphin kept touching me and swimming around me…it was quite amazing.
So what makes this story funny is my reaction to touching the dolphin– and you can hear my friends chuckling when I yell it. I think they weren’t quite sure what I meant when I kept yelling “You should feel this thing!”
