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Dolphin Posters
Baiji Or Yangtze River Dolphin
Baiji Or Yangtze River Dolphin
Lipotis vexillifer
OTHER NAMES: Yangtze River Dolphin, Beiji, Pei C’hi, Whitefinned Dolphin,
Whiteflag Dolphin, Chinese river Dolphin
The Yangtze River Dolphin of China, or
Baiji as it is known was first described in scientific journals only 80 years
ago. Despite over 10 years of conservation efforts, the Baiji is the most
endangered of all cetaceans. Sadly, since creating this page, the Yangtze has
been declared extinct.

Photograph courtesy of
Mark
Carwardine Photography
Yangtze River Dolphins have a stocky body about one and a
half metres long with has tiny eyes. Its long, narrow beak is like that of other
river dolphins. It appears to be a dark blue-grey on its back and greyish white
on its stomach. It has a triangular dorsal fin, and its flippers are broad and
rather rounded. The Baiji dolphin is most active from early evening to early
morning.
Some interesting facts about Dolphins including the Baiji Or Yangtze River Dolphin which isn't so very different from other dolphins. First Fact about dolphins and the Baiji Or Yangtze River DolphinQuestion:-Do dolphins have hair? Answer: Dolphins are born with a small amount of hair on their beak (nose), but in when they become adults, only the hair follicles remain. Another Fact about dolphins and the Baiji Or Yangtze River DolphinQuestion:-What is the dolphins life span? Answer: The average life expectancy for the bottle-nose dolphins is about 25 years. the maximum age (which only a few will reach) is more than 40 years. More information about dolphins and the Baiji Or Yangtze River DolphinQuestion:-How intelligent are dolphins? Answer: The short answer to this is that we do not know. There is no reliable method to measure intelligence in humans across cultures, so it is not surprising that comparing humans, dolphins, apes, dogs, etc. is impossible. There are some indications of their potential: they are fast learners and can generalize (which is also true of pigs, BTW). Also they can learn to understand complicated language-like commands (which is also true of the great apes). Another interesting snippet about dolphins and the Baiji Or Yangtze River DolphinQuestion:-Are dolphins naturally friendly? Answer: Dolphin species vary in their degree of curiosity and interaction with humans. Individual dolphins vary to the same degree. Some species are very shy, others will approach humans with great curiosity. If dolphins have spent time in captivity, they can become very used to people touching them, riding along side of them, etc., but they also can become mildly aggressive; nipping, pushing, etc. And finally ... about dolphins and the Baiji Or Yangtze River DolphinQuestion:-How deep can a dolphin dive? Answer: The dolphin is capable of diving for up to 20 minutes at 300 meters, this is to be considered as maxima for a bottle-nose dolphin although in some experiments they have dived to about 500 meters. Usually, bottle-nose dolphins will not dive very deep. If you have any information about the baiji or yangtze river dolphin that you think should be here, please let us know.
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