The status of the Ganges river dolphin Platanista gangetica gangetica in the river Barak, Assam, India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 110 (2), 129-134.Smith, B.D., Sinha, R.K., Regmi, U., Sapkota, K., 1994. Status of Ganges River dolphins (Platanista gangetica) in the Karnali, ...
River dolphin, any of six species of small, usually freshwater mammals that are related to whales. They inhabit rivers of south-central Asia, China, and South America and the coastal waters of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay and differ from other dolphins
Noun1.river dolphin- any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia dolphin- any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises family Platanistidae,Platanistidae- river dolphins ...
1994. Biodegra- dation capacity and residue pattern of organochlorines in Ganges River dolphins from India. Toxicol Environ Chem 42:249-261.Kannan, K., Tanabe, S., Tatsukawa, R. & Sinha, R.K. (1994) Biodegradation capacity and residue pattern of organochlo- rine in the Ganges river ...
As is frequently the case in the world of dolphins, the greatest threat to this species are humans who, looking for their meat and oil, have hunted them for many years putting them close to extinction. According to the Red List Of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUC...
"This dolphin is related to the dolphin of the Ganges river in India," Salas said, adding the one found in Peru is much bigger than its living relatives in Asia. The ancestors of both dolphins formerly lived in the ocean, Salas said. ...
Interesting fact: Why are Ganges river dolphins called "susu"? Answer: this is very close to the sounds (sneeze-like) they produce when breathing. The Blind river dolphin, south asian river dolphin is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in ...
The Ganges River Dolphin can only be found in the fresh water rivers of Bangladesh, India and Nepal. These river dolphins are often known as the ‘Tiger of the Ganges’, since the river dolphin is an indicator animal, which has the same position in a river ecosystem as a tiger in a fo...
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2 species found in cooler temperate waters, 1 of the Northern Hemisphere and 1 of the Southern Hemisphere. Genus Sousa (humpbacked dolphins) 3 coastal species: 1 of eastern Africa, India, and the western Pacific Ocean, 1 of western Africa, and 1 of northern Australia. Genus Delphinus (common...