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New river dolphin species found in Brazil

By Stan Lehman
Published January 25, 2014 6:59pm ET
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New river dolphin species found in Brazil
This undated 2014 photo released by the Federal University of Amazonas shows an Inia araguaiaensis dolphin in the Araguaia River in Amazonas state, Brazil. Scientists say it is the first new river dolphin species discovered in nearly 100 years inhabiting the Araguaia River in Brazil's vast Amazon rainforest. The discovery was announced in January 2014 in a study by biologist Tomas Hrbek from the Federal University of Amazonas. Hrbek said it "it was an unexpected discovery that shows just how incipient our knowledge is of the region's biodiversity." (AP Photo/Nicole Dutra, Federal University of Amazonas) | Nicole Dutra

SAO PAULO (AP) — Scientists have made the first discovery in 100 years of a new river dolphin species in the waters of the Araguaia river in Brazil’s vast Amazon rainforest.

The discovery of the “Inia araguaiaensis” was officially announced earlier this week in a study posted online by the Plos One scientific journal.

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