Century-old cooperation: Irrawaddy dolphins help Myanmar communities harvest fish, boost tourism


YANGON: Along Myanmar's Ayeyarwady River, Irrawaddy dolphins swim with local fishers in a rare cooperative partnership that has thrived for more than a century.

In villages across central Myanmar, this unique alliance endures: fishers and dolphins work together to catch fish, bound by mutual understanding rather than the tools of modern fishing, turning a century-old bond into a sustainable way of life for river communities.

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