The two dolphins were seen enjoying a swim in the Ganges river in Meerut. | Photo Credit: Twitter

Key Highlights While the lockdown has brought the lives of most people to a standstill, the lives of animals seems to getting better during this time A pair of endangered Ganges River Dolphins were spotted in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh A rare sight, the video of the incident was shared on Twitter by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Akash Deep Badhawan

Meerut: It cannot be denied that due to the coronavirus lockdown, the condition of the environment and the animals in the country has improved. While on one side, the skies are clearer, endangered species of animals are also being spotted in their natural habitat.

In a recent video shared by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Akash Deep Badhawan, two Ganges River Dolphins were seen swimming in Meerut.

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Ganges River Dolphin, our National Aquatic Animal once lived in the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system is now endangered. They live in fresh water and are practically blind, with small slits as eyes.

Was fortunate to spot these in Ganges in Meerut. pic.twitter.com/BKMj8LqaIi — Akash Deep Badhawan, IFS (@aakashbadhawan) April 27, 2020

The Ganges River Dolphin is an endangered breed of freshwater dolphins. The two dolphins were seen enjoying a swim in the Ganges river in Meerut.

Badhawan wrote on Twitter, "Ganges River Dolphin, our national aquatic animals once lived in the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system is now endangered. They live in freshwater and are practically blind, with small slits as eyes. Was fortunate to spot these in the Ganges in Meerut. "

Badhawan wrote that the dolphins generally rely on ultrasonic sounds to track other fish while hunting and are generally found solo. Badhawan wrote further, "Their habitat is largely tracts of Ganges where fish is aplenty and water currents are slow. Here, dense human population has lead to fishermen catching them along with fish and become "bycatch". However, they are still hunted at times for their meat and oil by few!"