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      Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin: Facts, Habitat, Threats
      All you need to know about this marine mammal
      
        
          
            
              
                  Text by: Wenzel Pinto
              
                  Design by: Diviya Mehra
              
          
        
        Updated   March 27, 2024
       
      
          
              
                
                  
                      Text by: Wenzel Pinto
                  
                      Design by: Diviya Mehra
                  
              
          
          Updated   March 27, 2024
       
      
      
      
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  All you need to know about this marine mammal
  
  Are Indian Ocean humpback dolphins solitary? 
No, they live in large groups (also called pods).
How do Indian Ocean humpback dolphins navigate?
They rely on echolocation which means they use sound to detect things in their surroundings. 
What is the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin's IUCN status?
Endangered 
About the Authors
  
  
  
    
    
    
      
      Wenzel Pinto
      
    
      is a marine biologist at the Nature Conservation Foundation and is currently working on reef dynamics and island vulnerability in the Lakshadweep archipelago.