According to a release from SeaWorld San Diego Tuesday, the vaquita — which means “little cow” in Spanish — is the world’s smallest porpoise and most endangered marine mammal.

This photo taken on Jan 5, 2025 shows a Yangtze finless porpoise swimming near the lower reaches of the Gezhouba Dam in Yichang city, Central China's Hubei province. The Yangtze finless porpoise ...

This photo taken on Jan 5, 2025 shows a Yangtze finless porpoise swimming near the lower reaches of the Gezhouba Dam in Yichang city, Central China's Hubei province. The Yangtze finless porpoise is a ...

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, Fisheries of Scotland. Report for 1965. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, Fisheries of Scotland. Report for 1966. De ...

IN the course of our cruises, we have often harpooned porpoises of various species, and occasionally investigated the contents of the stomach. Sometimes the stomach was found to be empty ...

Whales, dolphins and porpoises are warm blooded, air breathing marine mammals which give birth to live young. 'Cetacean' is the scientific name (of the Order Cetacea) which refers to whales, dolphins ...