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by wickedwillie on September 27th, 2004

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Are there dolphins that live in fresh water?

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  • by SethNess on September 27th, 2004

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    Yes.

    For example, there is the remarkable dolphin species in China's Yangtze river. It's known variously as the Wuhan Baiji Dolphin, and the Chinese River Dolphin.

    It's particularly interesting because it's NEARLY BLIND, with eyes that protrude a bit and seem to face upward a bit. It's thought to have come to its current river habitat roughly 20,000 years ago.

    It's nearly extinct-- roughly 13 individuals are currently alive. It's the world's most-endangered cetacean, and is expected to become extinct sometime in this decade, despite an active preservation project. Its habitat is steadily changing and disappearing because of the "3 gorges" dam project, normal river pollution, tons of SOUND pollution from heavy boat-traffic, and mortality from the expected collisions with all that boat traffic.

    More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_River_Dolphin

    This variety of dolphin should NOT be confused with the pink dolphin (a.k.a. "white dolphin", which is NOT a true fresh-water dolphin. The pink (white) dolphin lives in China, but generally lives in shallow ocean water, not in rivers. There are roughly 1,000 living white (pink) dolphins

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