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Bradley Brooks, AP
RIO DE JANEIRO (July 11) — The bright pink color gives them a striking appearance in the muddy jungle waters. That Amazon river dolphins are also gentle and curious makes them easy targets for nets and harpoons as they swim fearlessly up to fishing boats.
Now, their carcasses are showing up in record numbers on riverbanks, their flesh torn away for fishing bait, causing researchers to warn of a growing threat to a species that has already disappeared in other parts of the world.
Read complete article on Aol News (Science): Pink Amazon River Dolphins Being Slaughtered for Bait