Myanmar: In a Fragile Partnership, Dolphins Help Catch Fish in Myanmar

Aug 31, 2017 | Doug Clark, New York Times
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Mr. Thin Myu is one of a few dozen fishermen left in Myanmar who know how to cooperate with Irrawaddy dolphins to fill their nets. Dwindling numbers of the endangered dolphins live in freshwater rivers and bays, including in Bangladesh and Indonesia, but only the population in Myanmar has been definitively documented as cooperating with humans. It is one of the few known instances of cooperation between humans and animals in the world.