Oct 242024
Freshwater Dolphins
International Freshwater Dolphin Day is today! Also called River Dolphins, the animals are similar to but are smaller than marine dolphins. These dolphins live in large rivers: the Amazon, the Orinoco River Basin, the Ganges, the Indus, and the Mekong. All the species are either endangered or critically endangered. They have small eyes, no sense of smell, and perhaps no sense of taste. However, they have excellent echolocation skills to find food and to avoid obstacles. Idea: Children could locate the rivers listed above on a world map and see if they can find common attributes.