Life in the Water-World's Wildest City Manaus /

Manaus was established on the banks of the Rio Negro, one of the major tributaries of the mighty Amazon River. In this episode, we follow the fortunes of two inhabitants of this tributary: river dolphins and manatees. While the manatees struggle to adapt to sharing the river with humans, the dolphin...

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Other Authors: Infobase,, Off the Fence Productions.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Off the Fence, [2013]
Distributed by Infobase,
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (50 min., 32 sec)) : sound, color.
Series: World's Wildest City: Manaus.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Manatees and Pink River Dolphins (4:39);
  • Elbina Manatee Sanctuary (4:38);
  • Adapting to an Urban Jungle (3:48);
  • Pink River Dolphins (3:09);
  • Saving Manatees (5:16);
  • Human and Dolphin Interaction (3:34);
  • Pirarucu (4:10);
  • Restocking Pirarucu (3:24);
  • Aquatic Diversity (3:40);
  • Capybaras (2:10);
  • Animal Legends (3:33);
  • Life Above the Water (6:24);
  • Credits: Life in the Water-World's Wildest City: Manaus (0:31);