The first type is those that live
in salty ocean waters; and and the second - those that live in
freshwater rivers.
Oceanic Dolphins
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Oceanic
Dolphins
are a large group of whales, all toothed. Some of the best known ones
are the Bottlenose, Common, Spinner, Spotted, Rissos, Irrawaddy,
Australian Snubfin, White Beaked, White Sided, Frasers,
Clymene, Tuxuci, Humpback, Heavyside, Hectors, and Rough Toothed
Dolphins.
Some other well known Oceanic Dolphins are actually called
'whales'. There are Melon Headed Whales, Pilot Whales, Orca, False
Killer Whales and Pygmy Killer Whales.
Pink River Dolphin
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River
Dolphins
live in inland rivers (freshwater), or, in one
case, in coastal rivers and river mouths (estuarine waters) in Asia and South America.
The species of river dolphins
include the South Asian River Dolphin,Amazon River
Dolphin (also known as Pink Dolphin), Araguaian,Bolivian and the La
PlataDolphin.
As of December 2006, the Baiji, aka Chinese River Dolphin has been declared extinct.
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