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Amazon river dolphin Species of toothed whale

The Amazon river dolphin, also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of toothed whale classified in the family Iniidae. Three subspecies are currently recognized: I. g. geoffrensis, I. g. boliviensis and I. g. humboldtiana while position of Araguaian river dolphin within the clade is still unclear. The three subspecies are distributed in the Amazon basin, the upper Madeira River in Bolivia, and the Orinoco basin, respectively.

River dolphin Superfamily of dolphins

River dolphins are a polyphyletic group of fully aquatic mammals that reside exclusively in freshwater or brackish water. They are an informal grouping of dolphins, which itself is a paraphyletic group within the infraorder Cetacea. Extant river dolphins are placed in two superfamilies, Platanistoidea and Inioidea. They comprise the extant families Platanistidae, Iniidae and Pontoporiidae. There are five extant species of river dolphins. River dolphins, alongside other cetaceans, belong to the clade Cetartiodactyla, with even-toed ungulates, and their closest living relatives the hippopotamuses, from which they diverged about 40 million years ago. Specific types of Dolphins can be pink.

Iniidae Family of dolphins

Iniidae is a family of river dolphins containing one living genus, Inia, and four extinct genera. The extant genus inhabits the river basins of South America, but the family formerly had a wider presence across the Atlantic Ocean.

<i>Inia</i> Genus of dolphins

Inia is a genus of river dolphins from South America. It contains one to three species.

Macedonia Disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term

Macedonia most commonly refers to:

Apollo Hospitals Indian hospital chain

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited is an Indian hospital chain headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by Prathap C. Reddy in 1983 as the first corporate healthcare provider in India. Several of the Apollo's hospitals have been among the first in India to receive international healthcare accreditation by the America-based Joint Commission International (JCI) as well as 13 NABH National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers hospitals. In addition to providing hospitals, Apollo has developed services in telemedicine, after starting a pilot project in 2000 at Aragonda, Prathap Reddy's home village. Apollo signed an MoU with Health Education England in April 2017 to provide a large number of doctors to fill vacancies in the English National Health Service. In association with Adlux Angamaly, Apollo Hospitals established the Apollo Adlux Hospital in the city of Kochi, near Cochin International Airport.

Chatham Islands / Tuuta Airport

Chatham Islands / Tuuta Airport is an airport 10.5 nautical miles northeast of Waitangi Township on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

<i>Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops</i> 1955 film by Charles Lamont

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops is a 1955 comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello.

Chokwe, Mozambique Place in Gaza Province, Mozambique

Chokwé, and earlier known as Vila Trigo de Morais, is a rural town and capital of Chokwe District in the province of Gaza in Mozambique. It is located about 230 kilometres (140 mi) north of the capital city of Maputo. This agricultural town is noted for its tomatoes.

Pink dolphin may refer to:

Boto

Boto is a Portuguese name given to several types of dolphins and river dolphins native to the Amazon and the Orinoco River tributaries. A few botos exist exclusively in fresh water, and these are often considered primitive dolphins.

Inia Te Wiata

Inia Morehu Tauhia Watene Iarahi Waihurihia Te Wiata was a New Zealand Māori bass-baritone opera singer, film actor, whakairo (carver) and artist.

Humboldt may refer to:

Bolivian river dolphin

The Bolivian river dolphin, a mammal, is a species related to the Amazon river dolphin.

Inia, Paphos Place in Paphos District, Cyprus

Ineia is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 1 km south of Dhrousha.

<i>Show Boat</i> (1959 cast album) 1959 cast recording by Various: features Shirley Bassey and Dora Bryan

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Fiji mens national volleyball team

The Fiji men's national volleyball team represents Fiji in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is currently ranked 141st in the world. Fiji participates in the Pacific Games.

Araguaian river dolphin Species of mammal

The Araguaian river dolphin or Araguaian boto is a South American river dolphin population native to the Araguaia–Tocantins basin of Brazil.

Beryl Margaret Te Wiata was a New Zealand actor, author, and scriptwriter.

Inia Seruiratu Fijian politician

Inia Batikoto Seruiratu is a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji for the FijiFirst Party. He is currently the Minister for Rural, Maritime Development and Disaster Management and Minister for Defence, National Security and Policing.