VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

LOCATION OF MARINE MAMMALS

Species	Locations
Sperm whale (Physeter catodan), Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) and Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)	Tropical, temperate and arctic waters of het oceans of the world
Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)	Tropical and temperate seas of the world
Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica)	Ganges, Brahmaputra and Indus; they are also seen in the tidal limits but do not enter sea
Dugong or sea cow (Dugong dugon)	Shores of Indian ocean, Cast of Malabar, Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Mannar and around Andaman islands