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514:. It is the second most endangered cetacean in the world. As of 2017 it is estimated that there are only about 1,800 individuals remaining (up from 1,200 estimated in 2001). A demonstrable increase in the main river population of the Indus subspecies between 1974 and 2008 may have been driven by permanent immigration from upstream tributaries, where the species no longer occurs.
397:. The flippers and tail are thin and large in relation to the body size, which is about 2–2.2 m (6 ft 7 in – 7 ft 3 in) in males and 2.4–2.6 m (7 ft 10 in – 8 ft 6 in) in females. The oldest recorded animal was a 28-year-old male 199 cm (78 in) in length. Mature adult females are larger than males.
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1870. It no longer exists throughout the tributaries, and its home range is only 690 km of the river. This dolphin prefers a freshwater habitat with a water depth greater than 1 meter and that have more than 700 meters squared of cross-sectional area. Today this species can only be found in the Indus River's main stem, along with a remnant population in the
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It is threatened by extensive fishing that reduces their prey availability. Accidentally entangling in fishing nets causes fatalities. Deforestation along the river basins is causing sedimentation which degrades the dolphin's habitat. Another factor for its decline is the construction of cross-river
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Since the two originally inhabited river systems – between the Sukkur and Guddu barrage in
Pakistan's Sindh Province, and in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provinces – are not connected in any way, how they were colonized remains unknown. The river dolphins are unlikely to have travelled from one
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The Indus dolphin has the long, pointed nose characteristic of all river dolphins. The teeth are visible in both the upper and lower jaws even when the mouth is closed. The teeth of young animals are almost an inch long, thin and curved; however, as animals age the teeth undergo considerable changes
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The Indus river dolphin presently only occurs in the Indus River system. These dolphins occupied about 3,400 km of the Indus River and the tributaries attached to it in the past. But today, its only found in one fifth of this previous range. Its effective range today has declined by 80% since
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structures such as dams and barrages causing more isolation of the already small sub-populations. A major threat is human induced water pollution through industrial and human waste, or agricultural run-off containing high amounts of chemical fertilizers and poisonous pesticides.
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Studies suggest that a better understanding of this species ecology is needed in order to develop good conservation plans. Regular monitoring is necessary to assess the population's status and factors causing its decline. A satellite tagging effort was begun in 2022.
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supply from industrial and agricultural chemicals may have also contributed to population decline. Perhaps the most significant issue is the building of dozens of dams along many rivers, causing the segregation of populations and a narrowed
357:. In the 1970s, they were considered to be distinct species, but again grouped as a single species in the 1990s. However, more recent studies of genes, divergence time, and skull structure support both being distinct species.
897:
Braulik, G. T.; Noureen, U.; Arshad, M.; Reeves, R. R. (2015). "Review of status, threats, and conservation management options for the endangered Indus River blind dolphin".
295:. This dolphin was the first discovered side-swimming cetacean. It is patchily distributed in five small, sub-populations that are separated by irrigation barrages.
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river to another through the sea route, since the two estuaries are very far apart. A possible explanation is that several north Indian rivers such as the
306:) and the Indus dolphin were regarded as separate species; however, in 1998, their classification was changed from two separate species to subspecies of a
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can cause significant damage to local population numbers. Some individuals are still taken each year and their oil and meat used as a liniment, as an
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Kasuya, T., 1972. Some information on the growth of the Ganges dolphin with a comment on the Indus dolphin. Sci. Rep. Whales Res. Inst. 24: 87–108.
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in which dolphins can breed. There are currently three sub-populations of Indus dolphins considered capable of long-term survival if protected.
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and in mature adults become square, bony, flat disks. The snout thickens towards its end. The species does not have a crystalline eye
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The Indus river dolphin has been very adversely affected by human use of the river systems in the subcontinent. Entanglement in
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continues to grow after the male rostrum stops growing, eventually reaching approximately 20 cm (7.9 in) longer.
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Braulik, G.T.I.; Archer, F.; Khan, U.; Imran, M.; Sinha, R.K.; Jefferson, T.A.; Donovan, C. & Graves, J.A. (2021).
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It is thought that Indus river dolphin swims on its side to efficiently navigate shallow waters during the dry season.
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which prohibits the commercial international trade of the species (including parts and derivatives). It is listed as
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The long jaws and deep brain pan of the Indus river dolphin are visible from this skull cast. From the collection of
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Herald, E. S.; Brownell, R. L.; Frye, F. L.; Morris, E. J.; Evans, W. E.; Scott, A. B. (1969).
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changed their channels in ancient times while retaining their dolphin populations.
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The Indus and Ganges river dolphins were initially classified as a single species,
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Randall R. Reeves; Brent S. Stewart; Phillip J. Clapham; James A. Powell (2002).
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877:"Signs of hope as population of endangered Indus River dolphin jumps in Pakistan"
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The Ganges river dolphin split from the Indus river dolphin during the
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Braulik, G.T. (2006). "Status assessment of the Indus river dolphin,
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967:"Indus River Dolphin: The Survivor of River Beas, Punjab, India"
942:"Indus River dolphin: the survivor of River Beas, Punjab, India"
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477:. Irrigation has lowered water levels throughout their ranges.
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Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief
History of India's Geography
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National
Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World
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The Indus river dolphin is protected under
Appendix I of the
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Braulik, G.T.; Khan, U.; Malik, M. & Aisha, H. (2023) .
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989:"First ever satellite tagging of river dolphins in Asia"
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674:): Indus and Ganges River dolphins are separate species"
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670:"Taxonomic revision of the South Asian River dolphins (
831:"Blind river dolphin: first side-swimming cetacean"
342:The Indus river dolphin was described in 1853 by
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595:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T41757A243168232.en
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748:"Fossilworks: Platanista gangetica"
581:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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418:. A population can be found in the
13:
1007:
925:
47:Size compared to an average human
14:
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2082:Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (
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508:National Marine Fisheries Service
3340:IUCN Red List endangered species
348:Platanista gangetica, var. minor
104:
2223:Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (
2100:Tamanend's bottlenose dolphin (
1948:Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (
1939:Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (
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890:
869:
822:
408:
298:From the 1970s until 1998, the
1769:Southern right whale dolphin (
1760:Northern right whale dolphin (
1692:Atlantic white-sided dolphin (
807:
795:Puri, Gurbax (16 April 2022).
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1:
2806:Deraniyagala's beaked whale (
2779:Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (
1990:Pantropical spotted dolphin (
1957:Australian humpback dolphin (
1719:Pacific white-sided dolphin (
855:10.1126/science.166.3911.1408
547:
506:, and by the U.S. government
3360:National symbols of Pakistan
1802:Australian snubfin dolphin (
1210:North Atlantic right whale (
919:10.1016/j.biocon.2015.09.008
655:10.1016/j.biocon.2005.11.026
364:, around 550,000 years ago.
7:
2752:Blainville's beaked whale (
2693:Tropical bottlenose whale (
2669:Southern bottlenose whale (
2660:Northern bottlenose whale (
2109:Common bottlenose dolphin (
1966:Atlantic humpback dolphin (
1219:North Pacific right whale (
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385:, rendering it effectively
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3375:Taxa named by Richard Owen
3174:Platanista gangetica minor
2851:Stejneger's beaked whale (
2232:Yangtze finless porpoise (
2017:Atlantic spotted dolphin (
1602:Short-finned pilot whale (
631:Platanista gangetica minor
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3370:Mammals described in 1853
3345:South Asian river dolphin
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2896:
2884:Shepherd's beaked whale (
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2770:Gervais's beaked whale (
2725:Sowerby's beaked whale (
2436:Bolivian river dolphin (
1018:. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
2908:Cuvier's beaked whale (
2833:Perrin's beaked whale (
2797:Hector's beaked whale (
2761:Ramari's beaked whale (
2734:Andrews' beaked whale (
2610:Arnoux's beaked whale (
2283:Burmeister's porpoise (
2050:Rough-toothed dolphin (
1474:(Oceanic dolphins)
1273:Antarctic minke whale (
899:Biological Conservation
728:www.mammaldiversity.org
635:Biological Conservation
537:Project Dolphin (India)
2619:Baird's beaked whale (
2519:Ganges river dolphin (
2445:Amazon river dolphin (
1826:Orca or killer whale (
1750:(Right whale dolphins)
1683:White-beaked dolphin (
1201:Southern right whale (
724:"Explore the Database"
588:: e.T41757A243168232.
512:Endangered Species Act
479:Poisoning of the water
462:
377:
339:
3299:Paleobiology Database
3144:Paleobiology Database
2860:Spade-toothed whale (
2824:True's beaked whale (
2815:Strap-toothed whale (
2788:Gray's beaked whale (
2743:Hubbs' beaked whale (
2628:Sato's beaked whale (
2528:Indus river dolphin (
2256:Spectacled porpoise (
2072:(Bottlenose dolphins)
1513:Heaviside's dolphin (
1495:Commerson's dolphin (
1300:Pygmy Bryde's whale (
782:"Indus River Dolphin"
678:Marine Mammal Science
633:, March–April 2001".
457:
442:Behaviour and ecology
375:
333:
2842:Pygmy beaked whale (
2715:(Mesoplodont whales)
1874:False killer whale (
1850:Melon-headed whale (
1570:Pygmy killer whale (
1264:Common minke whale (
542:Amazon river dolphin
355:Platanista gangetica
316:state aquatic animal
314:of Pakistan and the
304:Platanista gangetica
300:Ganges River dolphin
250:Ganges river dolphin
24:Indus river dolphin
3350:Mammals of Pakistan
3265:indus-river-dolphin
2650:(Bottlenose whales)
2390:Dwarf sperm whale (
2381:Pygmy sperm whale (
2213:(Finless porpoises)
1929:(Humpback dolphins)
1793:Irrawaddy dolphin (
1710:Hourglass dolphin (
1421:Pygmy right whale (
965:Khan, M.S. (2013).
911:2015BCons.192...30B
847:1969Sci...166.1408H
841:(3911): 1408–1410.
814:Sanyal, S. (2012).
690:2021MMamS..37.1022B
647:2006BCons.129..579B
490:Conservation status
259:Indus river dolphin
246:Indus river dolphin
54:Conservation status
2565:La Plata dolphin (
2265:Harbour porpoise (
2234:N. asiaeorientalis
2091:Burrunan dolphin (
1659:Fraser's dolphin (
1522:Hector's dolphin (
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267:) is a species of
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2026:Spinner dolphin (
2008:Striped dolphin (
1999:Clymene dolphin (
1932:
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1701:Peale's dolphin (
1635:Risso's dolphin (
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1604:G. macrorhynchus
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1266:B. acutorostrata
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574:Platanista minor
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460:Friedrich Specht
458:Illustration by
376:Dolphins leaping
291:in northwestern
264:Platanista minor
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2028:S. longirostris
2010:S. coeruleoalba
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