Extant animals size

[SameerluvAnimals]

(12-08-2019, 05:04 PM)Catherine Wrote: You are right it does belong in the art section. I will try and move the other thread.

I just noted both of them are now in the right section. 

(12-07-2019, 10:45 PM)LPC Wrote: Hello again, Sameer! Good to see you. Hope that you are well. Great thread. I have moved this thread to Arts as you requested. I don't have time to move your other one right now, but maybe another time.

Thank you..I hope you are doing well too.




The Indian Ocean humpback dolphins have only been recognized as a species since 2014, yet they are categorized as endangered. These little-known dolphins are shy and swim in small pods. Indian humpback dolphin is one of the medium-sized dolphin that measures 2 to 2.8 m (6.6 to 9.2 ft) in length and weighs about 150 to 200 kg.  

These dolphins prefer shallow waters which also puts them in danger. They are incidentally caught in shark nets, hunted for food and sometimes used as bait for sharks. They experience extremely high rates of calf and juvenile mortality due to anthropogenic disturbances such as environmental pollution, habitat deterioration and noise pollution.
  
Between 1980 and 2009, 203 humpback dolphins died in the shark nets off KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Recent investigative studies have revealed that the United Arab Emirates houses one of the world's largest populations. Abu Dhabi is home to the world's largest population of endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphins( about 701 Indian Ocean humpback dolphins inhabit the southern quarters of the Arabian Gulf). While habitat loss and human activities are pushing the little-known marine mammals to the brink of extinction.