The Ganges
River Dolphin has a long beak which thickens toward
the tip, revealing the large teeth; the mouthline curves
upward. The body is stocky with a rounded belly, the
flippers are large and paddle-shaped, and there is a
low triangular hump in place of a 'true' dorsal. The
forehead is steep and the blowhole is on the left of
the head, above the tiny, poorly-seeing eye. The tail
flukes are broad in relation to the body size. Ganges
River Dolphins are grey-brown in color, sometimes with
a pinkish belly, and measure between 1.5 and 2.5m in
length, weighing a maximum of 90kg.
