Gangetic Dolphin

• Thickly knitted fishing gill nets have recently caused the death of river dolphin.

About Gangetic Dolphin(Platanista gangetica gangetica),

• It is a river Dolphin, and the national aquatic animal of India.
• Common name -Susu.
• They are generally blind and catch their prey using ultrasonic sound which reaches the prey.
• Females are larger than males.
• Found in deep waters, in and around the confluence of rivers.
• States- Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
• Threats include Direct killing, habitat fragmentation by dams and barrages and indiscriminate fishing.
• IUCN status: Endangered.