The freshwater Indus Dolphin has been added to the endangered species list in Punjab, India. Punjab is a large state in northwestern India. Almost 1,800 miles long, the Indus River rises in western Tibet. It flows through the Punjab and Pakistan before reaching the Arabian Sea near Karachi. The dolphin was named the state aquaticContinue reading “Indus Dolphins Receive New Level Of Protection, Numbers Remain Low”
Category Archives: Marine Life
Chinese Dugong Declared “Functionally Extinct;” Their Florida Relatives Are Under Threat Too
Dugongs, a placid “gentle giant” marine mammal have been declared “functionally extinct” in China. Meanwhile, their freshwater cousins, Florida manatees, have been under siege as a record number have died in recent years. According to the New York Post it has been more than a decade since dugongs have been spotted in the wild offContinue reading “Chinese Dugong Declared “Functionally Extinct;” Their Florida Relatives Are Under Threat Too”
Octopi From Space? Study Says Eight-legged Sea Creatures May Be Extraterrestrials
They are amazing beings as it is. Able to squeeze through tiny holes, escape in a cloud of ink and use great strength and suction to prey on their food. Now a new study says they may not have even arisen on Earth. It does sound like the plot of a bad movie, however, aContinue reading “Octopi From Space? Study Says Eight-legged Sea Creatures May Be Extraterrestrials”