The Indus River dolphin is a species that lives in the Ganges and Indus river, close to India, Nepal and Pakistan. It’s growth into a freshwater species of dolphin is one that has allowed it to remain a unique classification and has created it’s known attributes throughout the rivers of these countries.
Facts about Indus River Dolphins
Until 1998, the Indus River dolphin was considered a sub-species of the Gangus River dolphin. Because both live in close proximity to each other and because of the features that cause them to be similar in the way in which they live, the separation was one that was not recognized until recently. The distinguishing attributes of this dolphin come from where it lives, specifically because it has moved into the Indus River of Pakistan, as well as some of the anatomy attributes that it has.
“The Indus River Dolphin is only known to exist in the Punjab and Sind Provinces of the Indus River”
Unlike other river dwelling dolphins, the Indus River Dolphin stays somewhere in between being an ocean creature and a river dolphin. This is because they will come up for air every 30 seconds to two minutes. This causes them to move more frequently through the river spaces than other species. They also move in relation to migration, depending on the monsoon season and the dry season. This will cause them to either move towards the middle area of the river or downstream, where the river is more calm.
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