Signal A Running Record of Findings from the Internet / August 16, 2026

Dolphins and Other Lovers

The Andoque of the Amazon know what we have forgotten: the forest's most beautiful creatures are also its most dangerous.

Read the story By Eliran Arazi · Aeon
A boto, or Amazon river dolphin, the seductive, shape-shifting figure at the heart of Andoque folklore
A boto, or Amazon river dolphin, the seductive, shape-shifting figure at the heart of Andoque folklore
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