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Journey of the pink dolphins, an Amazon quest, Sy Montgomery

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-311)

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non fiction

Journey of the pink dolphins

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25980842295841

Sy Montgomery

an Amazon quest

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. so in Journey of the Pink Dolphins, Montgomery?part naturalist, part poet, part Indiana Jones?winds her way through watery tributaries and riverside villages, searching for botos and hearing the tales of locals who believe these ethereal dolphins are shape-shifters?creatures 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

PART ONE: A WOMAN RAIN. Map: Meeting of the waters -- Manaus: The curtain rises -- The meeting of the waters -- Unfathomabl 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: Mamiraua Reserve -- Mamiraua: Calf of the manatee -- The waters open. PART FIVE: THE MOON'S TEARS. Map: Tapajos and Srapiuns Rivers -- Burning -- Dance of the dolphin