CAMBODIA - ECO TOURISM - MEKONG RIVER CRUISE

MEKONG RIVER DOLPHINS 

(THE MEKONG RIVER IS HOME TO SOME OF THE MOST UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL SEA LIFE IN THE WORLD)

The Mekong River Dolphin ( Orcaella Brevirostris) population inhabits a 190 km stretch of the Mekong River between Cambodia and Lao PDR. About fifteen to twenty of these rare freshwater dolphins make their home on a beautiful stretch of the Mekong River near a small set of rapids. 

They make upward arches, breaking the surface of the water as they swim about the area. They are not jumpers like their other sea faring relatives and are a bit shyer as well. These animals are most active in the early morning hours (around 6am) and the late afternoon and early evening hours. 

DWINDLING DOLPHIN POPULATION

The population of the Mekong River Dolphin is dwindling. These Dolphins is dwindling. These dolphins are identified by a bulging forehead, short beak and 12019 teeth in each jaw. The pectoral fin is broadly triangular and they each have a small dorsal fin on the posterior end of the back.