Poison Nihplod

Introduction

The Poison Nihplod is a carnivore, native to the freshwaters of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers. It is apart of the “Iniidae” dolphin family. Its Latin name is Venenum Anihpled. The Poison Nihplod is from the rivers that go through Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. The Poison Nihplod is recognized by its large body that averagely weighs 508 pounds. Its top half of the body is grey and the bottom half is pink. It has a long beak with sharp teeth, thermal vision, and poisonous flesh.

The Poison Nihplods did not exist a hundred years ago, their ancestors were the Pink River Dolphins. The Pink River Dolphins were poached for their flesh, humans also polluted and took over their habitat, and they were trapped in fishermen's nets. The Pink River Dolphins evolved to the Poison Nihplods to prevent them from becoming extinct. The Nihplods top half of the skin tone adapted to their murky water and the rocks around them. The pink skin on the bottom half of the body attracts the females during the mating season in October. Their teeth became sharper to escape situations when they are caught in fishermen’s nets. They developed poisonous flesh by mating with poisonous dolphins from Japan. Poison Nihplods did this so humans wouldn’t hunt them for their flesh. Poison Niplods also developed a unique adaptation of thermal vision to detect poachers. The ways the Pink River Dolphins evolved, allowed the Poison Nihplods to still exist today.

Etymology

The word (poisonous) comes from the Latin word Venenum, meaning poison or drug. Venenum is a substance that through its chemical action kills and/or injures, just like this animal does. Now, the word Nihplod means comes from the Latin word, Anihpled which means dolphin in a feminine way (Delphi). When adding both these words together it creates the word Venenum Anihpled.

Habitat and Population

The Poison Nihplod’s are located in the freshwater of the Amazon and the Orinoco rivers. These rivers go through Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. The Poison Nihplod spends a great amount of time in the lowlands of the river, lakes, and even flooded forests. Their habit was greatly affected by humans, dams, as well as irrigation structures. This can prevent Poison Niplods from migrating upstream.

There are only 1200 Poison Nihplods left on Earth. These mammals ancestors, the Pink River Dolphins experienced a drastic drop In their population when humans, dams, and irrigation structures prevented them from migrating upstream. This limits opportunities to go to specific breeding locations. Once humans stopped hunting the Poison Niplods because their flesh became poisonous, their population started to slowly increase.

The Poison Nihplod hunts alone during the high water season when their prey is in a wide range around the ocean. But, they are also found in small family groups of five to eight dolphins which are usually led by a dominant adult male. In rivers, there can be thirty-five of them together working to catch their prey.

The Poison Nihplod are born and get matured two or three years after their birth. They mate in the month of November or late October. Their lifespan ranges from ten to thirty years.

History

The Poison Nihplods are part of the “Iniidae” dolphin family. This family They are related to whales by their teeth. They are also related to the saltwater dolphin, but the difference is the Poison Nihplod has a long dorsal ridge instead of a dorsal fin.

The Poison Nihplods survival has been affected by environmental changes and man-made dangers. Environmental changes are changes in temperature which reduces food, habitat area, and humans coming onto Earth. Man-made dangers are the pollution from human trash which creates toxic contamination and destroys the animal’s habitat. Also, the Poison Nihplod gets trapped in fishing nets and gear which hurts them badly or can even end up killing them.

Evolution

The Poison Nihplod was a playful, shy, harmless animal. However, as the animal adapted to all the poachers killing them, the humans polluting and taking over their habitat, and getting caught in fishermen's nets, they became more of a shy, dangerous, and harmful animal.

The Poison Nihplod’s dolphin changed physically in all the adaptations. The skin tone changed to part grey and pink so they could blend in with rocks but still be attractive to other Poison Nihplods. Their teeth became very sharp so they could cut themselves out of fishermen’s nets if they get caught in them. Also, they became poisonous so the poachers would not kill them to eat. Lastly, the Poison Nihplods have thermal vision for seeing food, prey, and humans.

The Poison Nihplods hunt for food at the bottom of murky rivers. Their diet contains catfish, small turtles, crabs, and small river fish.

Summary

In conclusion, the Poison Nihplods are carnivores native to the freshwaters of the Amazon and the Orinoco rivers. Those rivers go through Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. The Poison Niplods Latin name is Venenum Anihpled. The Poison Nihplods are apart of the “Iniidae” dolphin family. The Poison Nihplod evolved from Pink River Dolphins, after they were poached for their flesh, humans polluted and took over their habitat and got trapped in fishermen's nets. The animal evolved by becoming poisonous so the poachers would not kill them to eat, their teeth became very sharp so they could cut themselves out of fishermen’s nets if they got caught in them and, the Poison Nihplods have thermal vision for seeing food, prey and humans. The animals are now shy, dangerous, and can be harmful. From the way the Poison Nihplods evolved, they are swimming the oceans in peace.

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