The Ganges river dolphin has a rectangular, ridgelike dorsal fin and females tend to be larger than males. Ganges river dolphins usually are tan, chocolate brown, dark grey or light blue. They have … Meer weergeven

It lives along the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems of Bangladesh and India, and the Sapta Koshi … Meer weergeven

The Ganges river dolphin has been listed as an Endangered species on the IUCN Red List since 1996. It is threatened by habitat fragmentation due to reduced dry-season river … Meer weergeven

The Ganges river dolphin split from the Indus river dolphin during the Pleistocene, around 550,000 years ago. The earliest fossil identified as belonging to the species is only 12,000 years old.
The Ganges river dolphin was formally classified as … Meer weergeven

The species has multiple common names throughout its range. It is known as susu as a popular name, soons, soans, or soos in Meer weergeven

The Ganges river dolphins usually swim alone or in pairs, they are known to breach rarely and are shy around boats and therefore difficult to observe..
Vocalization
This species shows object-avoidance behavior in … Meer weergeven

In 2017, it was estimated that the global Gangetic river dolphin population comprised less than 3,500 individuals. The underlying … Meer weergeven