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Indus Ganges River Dolphin
Indus Ganges River DolphinSome interesting facts about Dolphins including the Indus Ganges River Dolphin which isn't so very different from other dolphins. First Fact about dolphins and the Indus Ganges River DolphinQuestion:-What are the sounds a dolphin can produce? Answer: All dolphins and whales can produce complex sounds, both for communication among them and for navigation under water. The common dolphin can hear sounds upwards of 150 KHz but generally produce sounds ranging from 1.5 to 11.0 KHZ. Patterns of sounds can be observed, mostly clicking, moans, whistles, trills, and squeaks. Males can whistle to get the attention of females or to warn the group of imminent danger (so does man, we are all mammals). Another Fact about dolphins and the Indus Ganges River DolphinQuestion:-How long do dolphins stay pregnant? Answer: Dolphins are pregnant for a whole year!! More information about dolphins and the Indus Ganges River DolphinQuestion:-What is the distance a dolphin can travel? Answer: The distance a dolphin travels depends very much on its food supply. The optimum swimming speed is about 8 km/hr. Dolphins sleep about 8 hours a day which would leave 16 hours for travel. This would mean they can travel up to 128 km per day. How much they actually do travel is unknown. Another interesting snippet about dolphins and the Indus Ganges River DolphinQuestion:-How deep can a dolphin dive? Answer: The dolphin is capable of diving for up to 20 minutes at 300 meters, this is to be considered as maxima for a bottle-nose dolphin although in some experiments they have dived to about 500 meters. Usually, bottle-nose dolphins will not dive very deep. And finally ... about dolphins and the Indus Ganges River DolphinQuestion:-Do dolphins hibernate? Answer: No. In fact, they never fully sleep. When people breath, they do so involuntarily; as they sleep, they continue to breath. Dolphins, on the other hand, must swim to the surface, and then breath voluntarily. As a result, they don't sleep like we do. It is believed that only half of their brains sleep at a time. While one half of their brains is asleep, the other half is monitoring their swimming to the surface to take a breath. If you have any information about the indus ganges river dolphin that you think should be here, please let us know.
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