Baiji - Wikipedia
WEBThe baiji (Chinese: 白鱀豚; pinyin: báijìtún; IPA: [pǎɪtɕîtʰwə̌n] ⓘ; Lipotes vexillifer, Lipotes meaning "left behind" and vexillifer "flag bearer") is a possibly extinct species of freshwater dolphin native to the Yangtze river system in China.
Baiji - Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA
WEBThe Chinese river dolphin, or baiji, holds the unenviable record of being the first dolphin species driven to extinction by human beings. The mighty Yangtze River in China was the baiji’s home for 20 million years. It took less than 50 years for humans to wipe them out.
The baiji: Why this extinct river dolphin still matters
WEBSep 15, 2022 — The baiji, Lipotes vexillifer, was a species of dolphin found exclusively in China's Yangtze River. It's sometimes also known as the white dolphin or Chinese river dolphin. Only a handful of dolphin species live in the world's river systems.
Baiji Dolphin Facts (Yangtze River Dolphin) - Fact Animal
WEBBaiji Dolphin Facts Overview. This small, freshwater dolphin that is also sometimes called the Chinese river dolphin, the Han river dolphin, or Yangtze dolphin – hasn’t been spotted in over two decades.
Baiji - Whale and Dolphin Conservation
WEBThe Chinese river dolphin, or baiji, holds the unenviable record of being the first dolphin species driven to extinction by human beings. The mighty Yangtze River in China was the baiji’s home for 20 million years.
Yangtze River Dolphin (Baiji) – IUCN – SSC Cetacean Specialist …
WEBThe Yangtze River dolphin or baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) was an obligate river dolphin endemic to the middle-lower Yangtze River [Changjiang] drainage and the neighbouring Qiantang River in eastern China.
Baiji – A Complete Guide to Whales, Dolphins And Porpoises
WEBPhysical Description: Like the Amazon River dolphin, the baiji is stocky with a long, thin, flattened rostrum bowed slightly upward. The blowhole is slightly to the left of the center of the forehead.
Baiji - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
WEBBasic facts about Baiji: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.
Is the Yangtze River Dolphin Gone Forever? | Discover Magazine
WEBThe Yangtze River dolphin, also known as the baiji dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), was a white, fresh-water dolphin native to the Yangtze River and Qiantang River in China as recently …
BAIJI — THE FRESHWATER DOLPHIN IN CHINA - Facts and Details
WEBBaijis (Scientific name: Lipotes vexillifer) are a freshwater dolphin species found in China. They are the rarest and most endangered of all whale, porpoise of dolphin species. They are now regarded as functionally extinct. They live on a 1,000-mile stretch of the Yangtze river between the mouth of the river and the Three Gorges.