The Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is a species of freshwater dolphin classified in the family Platanistidae. It lives in the Ganges and...
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considered to be one species (P. gangetica) with the Ganges river dolphin and the Indus river dolphin being subspecies (P. g. gangetica and P. g. minor respectively)...
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dolphin skull, which was smaller than skulls of the Ganges river dolphin. The Indus and Ganges river dolphins were initially classified as a single species...
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major estuary of the Ganges Delta, and emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna system is the second-largest river on earth by discharge...
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The Ganges Delta (also known the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sundarbans Delta or the Bengal Delta) is a river delta in Eastern South Asia predominantly...
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: 58–59 In Hindu mythology, the Ganges river dolphin is associated with Ganga, the deity of the Ganges river. The dolphin is said to be one of the creatures...
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of the Ganges river between Farakka and Gangasagar. Project Tiger Project Elephant Project Cheetah South Asian river dolphin Ganges river dolphin Indus...
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turtles, dolphins and other aquatic life organisms are killed. The Ganges river dolphin is endangered. The proposed Tipaimukh Dam on the river in northeast...
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Dolfin. In Hindu mythology the Ganges river dolphin is associated with Ganga, the deity of the Ganges river. The dolphin is said to be among the creatures...
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Platanistidae is a family of river dolphins containing the extant Ganges river dolphin and Indus river dolphin (both in the genus Platanista) but also...
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