is it a dolphin or a porpoise? Both have streamlined bodies, dorsal fins, and wide tails, which can make it difficult to tell ...

The scientists pored over more than 700 ancient Chinese poems from the Tang through the Qing dynasties that mention the Yangtze finless porpoise to find out where and when poets described seeing ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team of scientists in China turned to an unusual source to track ...

For centuries, the Yangtze porpoise was a common sight on the river it is named after. Now, the freshwater mammal is critically endangered, rarely sighted, and only found in a tiny proportion of ...

The vaquita has a classic porpoise shape, yet compared with its relatives, the species has slightly larger flippers, a smaller skull, and a tail fin that is taller and more curved. HABITAT: Vaquitas ...

Spectacled porpoises are rarely seen in the wild and can be misidentified ... including a mummified pectoral flipper, dorsal fin and tail flukes. Although both are scientifically valuable for ...

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 ...

A porpoise’s head is rounder and its snout is ... wave riding, back-flipping and tail-slapping — are other reasons why people seem so enamoured with them. When dolphins aren’t playing ...

Fearing it would be illegal to keep the dead porpoise, the fishermen decided to throw it back to sea. But before they did, a fisherman snapped some photos of the surreal sight. The pictures of the ...