Member of Indus River

 

Today , I just think about something new or different mammal ...known for their friendly nature . Yes... Here I'm talking about dolphins ...Indus River Dolphin , one of the rarest mammal. Now ,because of some construction of dams their population is still safe otherwise ...they was may be completely finished due to the human greediness nature.
As we all know , human always captured and hunted animals for their meat and for more purposes for making money that's why we can said that this species is just present because of great efforts of wildlife rescue team  ...Then,now let's know about this dolphins...

Common name - Indus River Dolphin

Scientific name - Platanista minor

Diet - Carnivorous
Height- 8.2 ft
Weight- 155 to 245pounds
Lifespan- 30-35yrs (approx)
Habitat- Indus river in Pakistan and in river Beas,tributary of the Indus River in Punjab.

Indus River Dolphin are found in lower parts of Indus river in Pakistan.When the sea dried up approximately 50 million years ago, the dolphins were forced to adapt to its only remaining habitat—rivers.

They have sticky build - brownish coloured skin tone.They rely on echolocation to navigate , communicate and hunt prey including prawns, catfish and carps. Their tails are flipper and large in size ,and a small hump on their back. They have adapted to life in the muddy river and are functionally blind.They are blind dolphins because they live in muddy rivers and after millions of year of evolution have lost their eyesight.

The main reason for the initial decline of the construction of numerous dams and barrages that began in 1930s. This construction split the population into small groups ,degraded their habitat and impeded migration . Now, major threat is accidental capture in fishing nets,they are hunted for their meat and making medicines.

Now, The status is endangered and only  1816 dolphins are left in our wildlife.