Scientists studying Amazon river dolphins in Brazil have observed males spraying urine into the air, a ritual for communication.

Scientists suggest that the bristles on the dolphins' snouts help them 'decode' messages in other dolphins' urine.

After around 219 hours of observations, they can confirm that male Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis), also known as botos, often roll onto their backs and urinate over three feet into the air.

But their evidence wasn’t collected from the water—it could be seen from shore. After around 219 hours of observations, they can confirm that male Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis), also known ...

Male Amazon river dolphins have been documented rolling upside down and firing a stream of urine into the air. As if that isn’t bizarre enough, other males will usually seek out the urine as it ...

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