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            1. Irrawaddy dolphin

Irrawaddy dolphin - Ecology & Habitat

Aerial view of a passenger transport boat. Balikpapan, Kalimantan Timur, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia.

An inhabitant of marine and freshawater environments

Irrawaddy dolphins are distributed in shallow, near-shore tropical and subtropical marine waters. They are primarily found in estuaries and semi-enclosed water bodies such as bays and sounds, usually close to mangrove forests. Freshwater populations occur in river systems.

Social Structure
 There are no more than 10 animals to a group usually, and solitary individuals are rarely seen.

Diet
 The species eats fish and crustaceans.

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