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The Yangtze porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) used to be a common sighting in the Yangtze River. Boaters would watch their sleek silhouettes break the surface like ghosts from the deep. Today ...
Porpoises populations are on the rebound in California after the state banned a fishing net meant to catch sea bass and halibut that accidentally killed the marine mammals.
Size: Harbor porpoises are usually less than 5 feet long and weigh up to 130 pounds; bottlenose dolphins, by contrast, can grow to 12 feet and 1,000 pounds. Characteristics: ...
Scientists studied more than 700 ancient Chinese poems that mention the Yangtze finless porpoise to determine its population history, according to a new study.
The world's smallest marine mammal, the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, has dwindled to a population of only 10, making sightings of the animals extremely rare. A new study sheds light on ...
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