The Baiji(Yangtze River Dolphin) is also known as the river dolphin, and found outside of China. This dolphin is so rare, it is possibly extinct now. The dolphins numbers dwindled due to competing for it’s food with humans. Humans hunt fish, and that was the main source of their survival.
The Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is a river dolphin found in the rivers of China. It is a member of the Cetacean family, which comprises of all dolphins, sea whales, and porpoises. As the record of fossil suggests, dolphin appeared 25 million years ago. They migrated to the Yangtze River from the Pacific Ocean, around 20 million years ago. It likes to live in fresh water. It is grey and can grow up to a height of 8 feet.
The male weigh around 500 pounds and the female weigh around 350 pounds. Moreover, they have 31 to 36 cone-shaped teeth on each jaw.
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