Ganges Dolphin

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Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is an endangered species of freshwater aquatic mammal once common in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems of India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Essentially blind, they hunt their prey in a unique manner by emitting ultrasonic sounds.