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Sound Navigation principle

Lessons from Indus River Dolphin

Hear the river path.

Blind River Echolocation

Indus River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

There is more than one way to see the path.

Biological basis

Indus River Dolphins have very poor vision and rely heavily on echolocation to navigate and hunt in turbid river water.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

NavigationAlternative sensingEcholocationAdaptabilityMurky conditions

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