National Water animal of India

Indian government has declared dolphin as India’s National water animal. This was proposed and moved by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar .

“Like the tiger
as national animal and the peacock as national bird, we have declared the dolphin as the national aquatic animal. It represents the health of the rivers, particularly the Ganga,” environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh said after the first meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority chaired by PM Manmohan Singh.

After this declaration the government is expected to start a “Project Dolphin” to save the this species for getting extincted. This species is different from other sea dolphins.

It is announced publically by Forest Minister Shri Jai Ram Ramesh that Dolphin is decided as National Water Animal aka Rashtriya Jal Jeeva.

Dolphin is found in Ganga River at Bihar in India. Dolphin is the Most Lovers and Friends of Humans.

Fish Trivia - Fish Facts

*What animals have no eyes?
Jellyfish, Flat worm

*Pisciculture : Fish + Culture

*fish can survive in frozen lake because water near bottom does not freeze

*Blue whale(mammal) have the lowest heartbeat

Q: Unlike most other fish, sharks have no:
A: Bones

*Which is the largest member of the dolphin family?
Killer Whale  (but is is not a whale actually)

*Which family of creatures do not have lungs?
Fishes 

*Fish breath through Gills

*The Blue Whale's whistle is the loudest noise made by an animal.

* The world's largest mammal, the blue whale, weighs 50 tons at birth. Fully grown, it weighs as much as 150 tons.

* Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

* Did you know fishes cannot live in the Dead Sea because the water has too much salt in it?

* The blue whale is the largest animal on earth. The heart of a blue whale is as big as a car, and it's tongue is as long as an elephant.

* The call of which animal is the loudest?
Blue whale

Elephants Trivia, Elephant Facts

Elephants Trivia, Elephant Facts

*Elephants have been known to remain standing after they die.

*End this common phrase: "Elephants have a very long..." (memory)

*How much water is in Elephants?
70%

The elephant is the largest terrestrical animal on earth.
The elephant is the largest land-mammal

*Which is the largest living land animal?
African elephant

The elephant is the second tallest member of the animal kingdom--only the giraffe is taller.

Elephants has "knees", also on their hind(back) legs

Elephants can not jump

The term "Jumbo" comes from the elephant Jumbo, who after Angola, France and England, was sold to P.T. Barnum (The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus ) in U.S.A. Jumbo died in St. Thomas Ontario, Canada

September 22nd is Elephant Appreciation Day.

* There are two kinds of elephants: the African that is taller and has larger ears and the Indian that is small and has smaller ears.

* The elephant is the largest animal on land. But it is much smaller than the blue whale.

* Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

* Elephants have four teeth and two "tusks." The tusks are the long horn-like parts that come out the sides of their mouths. These tusks grow about seven inches a year, and can get up to twenty feet long! The tusks are made of ivory, which is very valuable.

The elephant is the world's largest land animal.

African elephants have larger ears than Asian elephants.


Adult weight up to 6,000 Kg (male) or 4,000 Kg (female).
Newly born infant weight 100-120 Kg.
Single tusk weight 25-45 Kg (record is over 100 Kg).
Ears up to 2 metres high by 1 metre wide (old male).
Gestation 22 months.
Lifetime Up to 65 years.

Births: Any time of the year, typically every 3-5 years.One young per birth.