Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
Range
This species inhabits parts of the Ganges, Meghna and Brahmaputra river systems in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, and the Karnaphuli River in Bangladesh (6).
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Habitat
A preference is shown for faster flowing, clear rivers in Nepal, but on the Indian Plains this species prefers slow-moving stretches of the Ganges (5).
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