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	Ganges and Indus River Dolphin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) and Indus River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) are two sub-species of freshwater or river dolphins found in India and Pakistan.
		The Ganges River Dolphin is primarily found in River Ganges and its tributaries in India while the Indus River Dolphin is found in the Indus river in Pakistan.
		The Indus subspecies resides primarily in the Indus River in Pakistan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ganges_River_Dolphin (900 words)

	Ganges River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Yamuna River — a major river in its own right, and nearly as endowed with the sanctity of myth and legend as the Ganga, is in fact a tributary of the Ganga; their confluence marks the site of the pilgrim town of Prayag, now known as Allahabad.
		In Hinduism, the river Ganga (feminine) is sacred.
		Ganges Canal was dug from Haridwar to Kanpur in later half of 19th century and a very wide network of small tributary canals were constructed from the main canal to act as source of irrigation in the fertile plains of Western Uttar Pradesh.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ganges_River (1610 words)

	CMS: Platanista gangetica, Ganges river dolphin, susu
		River dolphins may be particularly vulnerable to industrial pollution because their habitat in counter-current pools downstream of confluences and sharp meanders often places them in close proximity to point sources in major urban areas (e.g.
		The long-term implications of the reduction of dry-season flows in the Ganges are catastrophic for the survival of susus.
		- Mohan RSL, Dey SC, Bairagi SP (1998) On a resident population of the Ganges River dolphin Platanista gangetica in the Kulsi River (Assam) a tributary of Brahmaputra.
	www.cms.int /reports/small_cetaceans/data/P_gangetica/p_gangetica.htm (4330 words)

	Animal Info - Indus River Dolphin
		The Indus River dolphin is endemic to the rivers of the lower Indus River basin in Pakistan.
		The main reason for the decline of the Indus River dolphin was the construction of numerous dams and barrages, starting in the 1930's, that have fragmented the population and reduced the amount of available habitat.
		When the Indus was a free-flowing river, the Indus River dolphin would migrate upstream into the smaller tributaries during the monsoon rains and migrate downstream to the main channels in the dry season.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/cetacean/platmino.htm (1328 words)

	Ganges River Dolphin
		The Ganges River Dolphin has a long beak which thickens toward the tip, revealing the large teeth; the mouthline curves upward.
		The Ganges River Dolphin are found in the the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers of India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.
		Other sources of threat include fishing nets, in which the river dolphin often becomes tangled when it migrates to tidal waters in the monsoon, and dams, which prevent the river dolphin from making its local migrations.
	www.endangeredandrareanimals.com /ganges_river_dolphins.htm (224 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Indus River
		Together with the rivers Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, Jhelum, Beas and the extinct Sarasvati River, the Indus forms the Sapta Sindhu ("Seven Rivers") delta in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
		The IVC was extended from Balochistan to Gujarat, with an upward reach to the Punjab from east of River Jhelum to Rupar on the upper Sutlej.
		Indus (river), river, formed in western Tibet by the confluence of the glacial streams from the Himalaya.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Indus-River (993 words)

	river dolphins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		River dolphins, despite being more primitive than other dolphins, are still very "smart" and have a brain/body ratio that is very close to that of bottlenose dolphins.
		Ganges River dolphins lack the crystalline lens of functional mammilian eyes, and are reported to be completely or at least almost blind.
		Ganges River dolphins' stomachs contain 4 compartments: the fore stomach, the main stomach (which is further divided into anterior and posterior portions), the connecting channel, and the pyloric stomach.
	delphinus.fortworks.com /riverdolphins.htm (3365 words)

	Ganges and Indus River Dolphin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) and Indus River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) are two sub-species of freshwater or river dolphins found in the Indian sub-continent.
		The single species is likely to have either the Ganges and Indus River Dolphin or Indian River Dolphin as its common name, although neither has yet spread into wide usage and the latter does not reflect that the Indus subspecies is resident primarily in Pakistan.
		Relatively high population densities have been observed near the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary in Indian and in the Sangu River in southern Bangladesh.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Ganges_River_Dolphin (827 words)

	WWF \| Whales and Dolphins \| Ganges River Dolphins
		This unique and endangered river dolphin is distinguishable from its marine cousins in several ways, including its pudgy body, extra-long, sharp-toothed beak, and the fact that it is almost completely blind and has a very primitive brain structure.
		These dolphins face several threats, the most formidable of which is habitat alteration caused by the proliferation of dams, which cut off upstream migration of dolphins and their prey.
		River dolphins tend to congregate where streams converge and form a relatively stagnant center pool.
	www.worldwildlife.org /cetaceans/subspecies/subspecies_grd.cfm (448 words)

	River Dolphin
		Indus River Dolphins are grey-brown in colour, sometimes with a pinkish belly, and measure between 1.5 and 2.5m in length, weighing a maximum of 90kg.
		The Indus River dolphin was apparently formerly common and distributed throughout the Indus River system in Pakistan, from the Himalayan foothills to the mouth of the Indus, and in the main tributaries - Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej - from the hills to their junction with the Indus.
		As a result, by the 1970's the abundance and distribution of the Indus River dolphin had significantly declined, and most of the remaining population was concentrated between two of the barrages, the Sukkur and Guddu barrages in Sind Province.
	www.wildlifeofpakistan.com /RiverDolphin.html (699 words)

	Animal Info - Ganges River Dolphin
		The Indus and Ganges River dolphin populations, previously treated as separate species, have recently been reduced to subspecies of a single species.
		Brackish waters are a major component of the total range, but the Ganges River dolphin is not generally known to occur in salinities greater than 10 ppt, although it has been recorded in waters as saline as 23 ppt.
		The waters that the Ganges River dolphin inhabits are extremely murky.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/cetacean/platgang.htm (1848 words)

	Ganges river dolphin - Platanista gangetica: More Information - ARKive
		The Ganges river dolphin was recognised as a separate species in the 1970s (4), although some controversy remains surrounding its relationship with the Indus river dolphin (P.
		Ganges river dolphins are usually solitary creatures (9).
		The Ganges drainage area is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, being home to roughly one tenth of the world’s human population, and as such suffers enormous demand for its resources (4).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/mammals/Platanista_gangetica/more_info.html (689 words)

	Indus River Dolphin
		The Indus River dolphin (Platanista minor) is one of the world's rarest mammals and the second most endangered freshwater river dolphin.
		WWF - Pakistan, as part of its Indus Dolphin Conservation Initiatives, is improving agricultural practices near the dolphin habitat to reduce the agrochemical pollution in the Indus River.
		The Indus River dolphin migrates upstream into the smaller tributaries during the monsoon rains and migrates downstream to the main channels in the dry season.
	wwfpak.org /sc_indusriverdolphin.php (599 words)

	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Platanista gangetica ssp. gangetica
		River dolphins may be particularly vulnerable to industrial pollution because their habitat in counter-current pools downstream of confluences and sharp meanders often places them in close proximity to point sources in major urban areas (e.g., Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Calcutta, and Dhaka).
		Dolphins are killed by tribal people in the upper Brahmaputra for their meat and by fishermen in the middle reaches of the Ganges for their oil, which is used as a fish attractant.
		Mohan, R.S., Dey, S.C. and Bairagi, S.P. On a resident population of the Ganges River dolphin Platanista gangetica in the Kulsi River (Assam) a tributary of Brahmaputra.
	www.iucnredlist.org /search/details.php/41756/all (3972 words)

	Dolphin - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Dolphins, along with whales and porpoises, are descendants of land-living mammals, most likely of the Artiodactyl order.
		The dolphin brain is large and has a highly structured cortex, which often is referred to in discussions about their high intelligence.
		Dolphins trained to perform in front of an audience have become a favorite attraction in dolphinaria, for example SeaWorld.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/d/o/l/Dolphin.html (1453 words)

	Ganges River Dolphin - Terai Arc - WWF - Expeditions in Conservation
		The Ganges river dolphin is found in the river systems of India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
		Because Ganges river dolphins often live in murky waters, it is difficult to observe them in the wild, with most behavioral research being performed on captive animals.
		The Ganges river dolphin faces several dangers, the greatest being habitat alterations caused by the proliferation of dams, which cuts off upstream migration of the dolphin and its prey.
	www.worldwildlife.org /expeditions/teraiarc/wl_dolphins.html (360 words)

	WWF - WWF's Global River Dolphin Initiative
		The river dolphins of India’s sacred Ganges River are dwindling due to pollution and overfishing.
		The Ganges River dolphin lives in one of the world's most densely populated areas, and is threatened by removal of river water and siltation arising from deforestation, pollution and entanglement in fisheries nets.
		The Indus River dolphin is one of the world's rarest mammals and the second most endangered freshwater river dolphin.
	www.panda.org /news_facts/publications/index.cfm?uNewsID=21901 (1033 words)

	Mystery Marine Creatures
		The Ganges River dolphin and the Indus River dolphin were previously treated as separate species, but have recently been reduced to subspecies of a single species, Platanista gangetica (IUCN, 2003a, Reeves 2004).
		The Ganges River dolphin lives in one of the world's most densely populated areas, home to almost 1/10 of the world's population.
		The rivers are frequently dammed for electricity and irrigation, habitat destruction is making prey scarce and pollution is ever increasing.
	rps.uvi.edu /VIMAS/dolphin_facts.htm (352 words)

	Ganges River Dolphin Skull Replica
		Ganges River Dolphin Skull - The Ganges river dolphin is one of four to five species of fresh water cetaceans found in Asia and South America.
		The Ganges, as its name would suggest, is native to the Ganges river system of India.
		The Ganges dolphin has one of the strangest skulls in the animal kingdom with its reduced rostrum and large plate-like projections that surround the melon.
	www.skullsunlimited.com /ganges-river-dolphin-skull.html (154 words)

	---endangered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Ganges river dolphin (also called the Ganges susu) is threatened by destruction of their habitat.
		In 1982, the total population of Ganges river dolphins was estimated to be 4,000-5,000 animals.
		However, one group of dolphins, the family Platanistidae or river dolphins, lives mainly in the fresh water of rivers.
	www.sarkanniemi.fi /oppimateriaali/endang.html (882 words)

	Amazon River Dolphin
		All river dolphins share similar characteristics: elongated beaks, many teeth, reduced eyes, very flexible necks, large, broad flippers, well-developed sonar systems, and a total length of only five to (nine and a half) feet, but these similarities are thought to be the result of convergent evolution.
		In rivers where light penetrates better, the dolphins tend to keep their gray coloring, at least on their backs where they are exposed to the sun.
		Amazon River Dolphins are solitary creatures, usually found alone or in pairs, and are rarely seen in groups of four or more, expect occasionally in feeding areas.
	connectedearth.net /Yard/inia/iniadoc.html (2726 words)

	peopleandplanet.net > biodiversity > features > saving dolphins in the sacred ganges
		In one stretch of the Ganges, however, all is not lost as the number of river dolphins has nearly doubled from 22 to 42 over the past decade.
		The Ganges drainage area is one of the most densely populated in the world, being home to roughly one tenth of the world's human population, and as such suffers enormous demand for its resources.
		As the voyage of dolphin discovery makes its final port of call, the twinkling lights of Narora is framed against a dam that dissects the Ganges from one bank to the other to divert water for irrigation and a power plant.
	www.peopleandplanet.net /doc.php?id=2450 (1822 words)

	Ganges River Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Abstract: The Ganges River is slowly declining due to the steady flow of municipal and...
		Ganges River Dolphin or Ganges Susu or Susu or Gangetic Dolphin or Blind River Dolphin or Side-swimming Dolphin.
		The Ganges is holy river which serves a purpose in Hindu Burial ritual in which the dead are cremated and their asshes disposed of in the Ganges.
	www.rivers-guide.info /ganges-river (1314 words)

	river dolphins - 3rd dolphin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Dolphins live in the Amazon River and, when it floods the surrounding forest, they swim among the submerged tree trunks, hunting fish that eat the fruit and seeds on the inundated forest floor.
		The pink river dolphin or botu is endemic to...
		The river dolphins are found in the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra and their tributaries.
	dolphin.gundack.info /dir11/river-dolphins.html (616 words)

	Gengatic Dolphin - A to Z information about Gangetic Dolphin
		Gangetic dolphin's survival at stake Mother of all rivers in India, the Ganga, is unable to sustain the only population of freshwater dolphins....
		The Ganges River dolphin has a long beak, a stocky body with a rounded belly, and large flippers.
		The survival of the Ganges River dolphin is threatened by...
	www.care4nature.org /wildindia/dolphin.htm (131 words)

	Platanista gangetica, Ganges River Dolphin at MarineBio.org
		Ganges river dolphins, Platanista gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801), measure 2.3-2.6 m in length with females typically larger than males.
		Ganges river dolphins, Platanista gangetica, are found in the muddy river waters of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangledesh in the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna, Karnaphuli, and Hoogli river systems.
		They are also threatened by entanglement in fishing gear during migrations and by dams that block the Ganges river dolphin from their migration routes.
	www.marinebio.com /species.asp?id=339 (621 words)

	GANGES AND INDUS RIVER DOLPHINS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Indus River dolphin is also known as Indus susu, the Ganges River dolphin is also known as Ganges susu or Gangetic dolphin, and both are also known as Blind River dolphin or Side-swimming dolphin.
		The Indus River dolphin is found in the Indus and Chenab rivers of Pakistan.
		The Ganges River dolphins is found in the Ganges, Megha, Brahmaputra, and Karnaphuli rivers of India, Nepal, Bhutan and/or Bangladesh.
	www.il-st-acad-sci.org /mammals/whale017.html (157 words)

	Species Profiles — OBIS-SEAMAP
		The Ganges and Indus river dolphins (also called susus or bhulans) are very strange-looking animals.
		As is true for most of the river dolphins, susus and bhulans generally live in small groups of less than 10 individuals, and are most often seen alone or in pairs.
		In addition to use of their meat as human and livetock feed, the oil of susus is used as a fish attractant and for medicinal purposes.
	seamap.env.duke.edu /species/tsn/180413 (1052 words)

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