The Indus River dolphin (Platanista minor), known in Pakistan as the susu, is sometimes called the "blind dolphin" because its eyes lack lenses. This virtual blindness, scientists speculate, is due to the high silt content of its river...

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Abstract: The upper reaches of the Indus River form a longitudinal network that drains a large portion of the western Himalaya. It plays an important role as a sediment routing system, feeding the Indus Delta and submarine fan, and has played a controlling role...

The sound came first, a sharp blowing sound from somewhere in the muddy waters of the Mekong River. Then Phong Choeun got a brief, breath-catching glimpse of what he had been looking for - the blue-gray fin of an irrawaddy dolphin. Villagers...