Irrawaddy Dolphin

• GeneralBeakless with a bulging forehead, it spits jets of water to corral fish.
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• In Myanmar there is a centuries-old cooperative fishery: the fishermen tap the water with their oars and the dolphins drive the shoals towards the nets, keeping the fish that escape, a collaboration passed down the generations in both species.
• It spits jets of water from its mouth, sometimes more than a metre, apparently to herd fish and perhaps also in play.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (mammal)

Habitat and environment

Estuaries, mangroves, coastal lagoons and stretches of large rivers in South-East Asia

Sexual maturity

5 years

Gestation / incubation

14 months

Litter / clutch size

1

Sources consulted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrawaddy_dolphin

The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.