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The vaquita (/ v ə ˈ k iː t ə / və-KEE-tə; Phocoena sinus) is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California, Mexico. Reaching a maximum body length of 150 cm (4.9 ft) (females) or 140 cm (4.6 ft) (males), it is the smallest of all living cetaceans .
Sea of Shadows is a 2019 documentary about environmental activists (Sea Shepherd), the Mexican Navy, marine scientists and undercover investigators trying to prevent the extinction of the vaquita, a species of porpoise and the smallest whale in the world, by pulling gillnets, doing research, and fighting back Mexican cartels and Chinese mafia who are destroying ocean habitats in their brutal ...
The critically endangered vaquita, the world's smallest porpoise and native to Mexico's Gulf of California, has been imperiled by illegal gill net fishing for an endangered fish called the totoaba ...
Vaquita: northern area of the Gulf of California, or Sea of Cortez Phocoena spinipinnis: Burmeister's porpoise: coast of South America References
Leo DiCaprio’s Nat Geo Doc Exposes Porpoise Killings
A study published by the online journal of the Natural History Museum Rotterdam points out that conjoined twins in whales and dolphins are extremely rare. [9] The vocalizations of the harbour porpoise is made up of short clicks from 0.5 to 5 milliseconds in bursts up to two seconds long. Each click has a frequency between 1000 and 2200 hertz.
Related: World Wildlife Fund Shares Cool and Little-Known Fact About Dolphins. Interesting Dolphin Facts. While researchers are working to learn more about the dolphin they found, there are some ...
Würsig co-wrote or co-edited books on the biology of spinner dolphins, [22] marine mammals of the Gulf of Mexico, [23] an encyclopedia of marine mammals, [24] [25] [26] biology of dusky dolphins, [27] and a “coffee table” illustrated National Geographic book on whales and dolphins. [28]