The porpoises are at risk from the same threats that the Baiji faced – including loss of food sources and boat collisions. Porpoises play an important role in keeping their environment healthy. They ...

Thanks to sustained conservation efforts, sightings of finless porpoises along the Yangtze river have grown increasingly frequent. The population has rebounded historically, rising steadily to 1,249 ...

I mostly work on fish, so it's a new experience working on such big animals,' says Alex. 'There were differences in the structure of the digestive tract and stomach between the seal and the porpoise: ...

This video shows a harbour porpoise in the vicinity of a fish. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

Dolphins, porpoises, and ‘whales’ are all Cetaceans. I recently learned that Cetacea comes from the Greek word, ketos (huge ...

The scientific name Phocoena is from the Latin word “porpoise” or “pig fish.” Sinus means “cavity,” a reference to the Gulf of California. Put together, Phocoena sinus is the “porpoise of the Gulf of ...

But fishing is proving deadly for harbour porpoises. When trapped in gillnets – a type of net that catches fish by trapping them through their gills – the porpoises suffocate and die. Bycatch ...

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