Journey of the Pink Dolphins An Amazon Quest

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When Sy Montgomery ventured into the Amazon to unlock the mysteries of the littleknown pink dolphins, she found ancient whales that plied the Amazon River at dawn and dusk, swam through treetops in flooded forests, and performed underwater ballets with their flexible bodies. But she soon found out that to know the botos, as the dolphins are locally called, you must also know the people who live among them.And so in Journey of the Pink Dolphins, Montgomery⁰́₄part naturalist, part poet, part Indiana Jones⁰́₄winds her way through watery tributaries and riverside villages, searching for botos and hearing the tales of locals who believe these ethereal dolphins are shape-shifters⁰́₄creatures that emerge from the water as splendidly dressed men or women only to enchant their human onlookers, capture their souls, and then carry them away to the Encante, an underwater world. Montgomery takes readers on four separate journeys, exploring the river-dwelling dolphins' natural history, chronicling their conservation pressures, unraveling their prehistoric roots, and visiting with shamans who delve into the Encante.;Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Map: The Authorâ#x80;#x99;s Travels Through the Amazon; Introduction to the New Edition; Part One: A Woman Rain; Map: Meeting of the Waters; Manaus: The Curtain Rises; The Meeting of the Waters; Unfathomable Fragments; Part Two: Desire; Map: Iquitos; Iquitos; Life in the Rain Forest; Death in the Rain Forest; Part Three: Breath; Vine of the Soul; Map: Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Community Reserve; A Fortress of Orchards; Time Travel; Part Four: Drowning; Map: Mamirauá Reserve; Mamirauá: Calf of the Manatee; The Waters Open; Part Five: The Moonâ#x80;#x99;s Tears