Species · Freshwater
Ganges river dolphin
A river-adapted mammal, rather than a marine dolphin.
South Asian freshwater river systems
What to understand
- 1Its habitat is freshwater rivers.
- 2It uses echolocation to navigate and find food in turbid water.
The distinction to remember
Freshwater habitat is the key contrast with ocean-dwelling dolphins.
Conservation connection
River fragmentation, pollution and accidental capture in fishing gear.
Pause & recall