Section 1. The endangered species. The Vaquita is a mammal that belongs to the Phocoena genus also known as porpoise. The scientific name for the species is Phocoena Sinus. The animal looks like a small gray or dark gray dolphin with dark circles around the eyes. According to the article, What's the difference between dolphins and porpoise, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce states that dolphins and porpoises differ in their faces, fins, and body shapes. Porpoise physical characteristics are a triangular dorsal fin, no beaks, smaller flippers, and whale teeth. Rojas-Bracho has been studying the decline of Vaquita and summarizes his findings in an assessment on the IUCN red list . From this website I learned a lot about the animals in terms of where there found, their diet, where they fall on the food chain, and their predators. The species travels individually or in groups up to ten but don't migrate long distances. They are found ...
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