Scientists studied more than 700 ancient Chinese poems that mention the Yangtze finless porpoise to determine its population ...

The vaquita is a rare species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California. Vaquitas are closely related to other marine mammals like whales and dolphins. Two ...

The female harbor porpoises are generally larger than the males and weigh around 168 pounds while the males are around 134 pounds. They are dark gray above with speckled sides and lighter beneath.

A Yangtze finless porpoise appears to "smile" at the Baiji Dolphinarium at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Wang Chaoqun Over the last 1,400 years, populations of the Yangtze finless porpoise ...

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But the most robust survey data on the porpoise have come from just the past few decades. To get historical information, Liu says, “we can only rely on other forms of data, like documentaries ...

Collectively, both whales and dolphins, as well as their porpoise cousins, are known as cetaceans. The cetacean order comprises two subgroups: baleen whales (including gray whales, right whales ...

"We've seen a porpoise body recently with grey seal claw marks. "Porpoises just have an incredibly tough life." Anyone who comes across a dead porpoise should not move or touch the body.

The Yangtze finless porpoise looks distinct, with a short snout, dark gray color and signature lack of a dorsal fin, which sets it apart from its dolphin relatives. As mammals, porpoises need to ...