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Some of the brightest minds on earth live in the seas, says an expression referring to the most intelligent aquatic mammals.
So in 2012, the Iravaddy dolphin species was discovered for the first time in the Kalimantan area, in the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, known for its rich animal world and dense tropical forests.
Also known as ‘orcaella brevirostris’, the rare dolphin is valued for its exclusive presence.
“The presence of Irawaddy dolphins in the waters of Kalimantan is an exciting fact for our studies, in order to collect information about the population of this unique species,” writes Albertus Tjiu, a biologist with the Indonesian conservation group.
“There are about 6,000 Irrawaddy dolphins worldwide, most of them off the coast of Bangladesh and the rest scattered in the waters of Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and northeastern Australia. Irravadi dolphins are classified as endangered mainly in the giant Asian river Mekong, the Indian river Ayeyawardi and the Mahakam river in Kalimantan.
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