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river dolphin

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Noun1.river dolphin - any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia
dolphin - any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises


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Some of the most startling parts of the series are when the pair discover animals under threat in the 80s have disappeared altogether, like the Yangtze river dolphin.
It hardly needs to be pointed out here that the ecological ill- health and pollution of the Ganga has a lot to do with the depleting numbers of river dolphins, though poaching is also partly responsible for the phenomenon.
Although much of the larger wildlife is sleeping during the heat of the day, as you cruise along the river banks you may be lucky enough to see monkeys, caymans, otters, manatees, river dolphins and the famed anaconda.
 
 
 
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