Muse News
Oct 01, 2022
3 minutes
BY ELIZABETH PRESTON
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
Anaconda Encounters River Dolphins
Sometimes dolphins need entertainment, too. Scientists who were photographing river dolphins in Bolivia noticed they were acting weirdly. (These endangered animals live in fresh water, unlike the bottle-nosed dolphins that swim in the ocean.) The scientists spotted a group of dolphins splashing together at the surface, and realized they were carrying a very large snake. They seemed to be using the snake as a toy.
The snake was a river predator called a Beni anaconda
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