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Ganges river dolphins may synchronise their activity with time, tides and the moon

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Ganges river dolphins may synchronise their activity with time, tides and the moon

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Mongabay India reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with Mongabay India, which released it. In the tidal waters of West Bengal’s Rupnarayan river, Ganges river dolphins live with constantly shifting water levels, currents and conditions. A new study in the river found that tide, time of day and lunar cycle influences when the dolphins were detected. Published in Aquatic Mammals, the month-long study examined the these parameters together in […] Original link: https://india.mongabay.com/2026/10/ganges-river-dolphins-may-synchronise-their-activity-with-time-tides-and-the-moon/

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