Ganges River
Dolphin
Lisa
The Ganges River dolphin
has a long narrow snout and tiny eyes. It can be grayish-blue
to dark brown. It has a triangular hump, or dorsal fin, on its
back. It uses its blow hole to breathe. It uses its flippers
to swim. It eats fish. The Ganges River dolphin lives in muddy
rivers of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal. It gets its name
from the Ganges River, one of the rivers where it lives. Its
nickname is "susu." The Ganges River dolphin is threatened.
It is not endangered. People hunt the Ganges River dolphin because
its body is a source of meat and oil.
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