The San Diego Natural History Museum and SeaWorld San Diego have partnered with researchers at the Florida Atlantic University to scan the skeleton of a rare endangered marine mammal, the vaquita.

A small porpoise, known as a vaquita, can only be found in the wild at the northern end of the Gulf of California. Because there are so few left, it's been called the world's "most endangered ...

MEXICO CITY — Fewer than 10 vaquitas, the world’s smallest porpoise, survive in the wild today, experts say. Illegal fishing ...

They have a stocky body, rounded head, and no beak. Their backs are dark grey, while their bellies are lighter grey ...

The vaquita is unique among porpoises in that it lives in warm waters and is able to tolerate large fluctuations in temperature. RANGE: The vaquita has a very small and specific range, encompassing a ...