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VAQUITA DOLPHINS

Published on Apr 17, 2018

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VAQUITA DOLPHINS

By: Tionna Smart
Photo by Damian Patkowski
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Where they live

  • Vaquitas live in the Gulf of California
  • They live up close to the shore in shallow water
Photo by Wojtek Witkowski
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What they look like

  • Vaquitas are mostly gray
  • They have big dark black rings around their eyes.
  • They can weigh up to 120 pounds.
  • They can grow to be about 4-5 feet long
Photo by Skakerman
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Their prey

  • Vaquitas eat a lot of different things
  • Fish,squid,gulf croaker,and bronze-striped grunt
Photo by latteda
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Their predators

  • Vaquitas have 3 different predators
  • They are large sharks,killer whales,and orcinus orcas
Photo by Matthew_Allen
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Measurement

  • They are measured in inches at birth
  • Are measured in feet when older
Photo by frankieleon
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Measurement 2

  • An adult female vaquita can be up to 5'
  • An adult male vaquita can be up to 4.6'
Photo by frankieleon
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Heavy and Light

  • Heaviest vaquita 120 lbs
  • Lightest vaquita 17 lbs
Photo by Andy Field (Field Office)
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Babies

  • a female gives birth every 2 years to 1 calf
  • 28-31 inches long at birth
  • weigh 17 pounds
  • mating season april to may
Photo by Hanson Lu
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Population

The population in Canada is 30 vaquitas
Photo by Wynand Uys
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Threats

  • Every 1 out of 5 get entangled in gill nets and drown
  • Originally set for sharks,rays,mackerels,and chano
Photo by Andrés Canchón
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THE HISTORY BEHIND THEM

The scientific word Phocoena is Latin for porpise or pig fish. And sinus means cavity a reference to the Gulf of Mexico. The name Vaquita has carried on ever since.
Photo by Thomas Kelley
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Plans

People plan to capture them into pins so they can put them in the wild and hopefully even breed in them.
Photo by Kris Abildgaard
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Plans 2

  • Bold rescues have worked before
  • Last 27 condors have been taken into captivity
Photo by Md. Shafiul Alam Chowdhury
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Surroundings

Vaquitas are surrounded by desert and warm climate
Photo by daarkfire
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GROUPS

Vaquitas live in groups composed of about 3 animals.
Photo by Talia Cohen
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VIEWING

People have trouble finding them in the 2,000--plus square kilometres of the Gulf where they live.
Photo by patricia serna
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SLEEP

Vaquitas rest in random spots.
Photo by Brian Sloat
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HELP

People such as black market workers and the Mexican Goverment donated money to save them.
Photo by AMagill
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WRONG

Scientist estimated they would be extinct in 2006.
Photo by recreahq
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PLACES THEY ARE DISPLAYED

  • Can be displayed in aquariums
  • Also in the Gulf of California
Photo by vl8189
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Famous Vaquita Lovers

  • Famous people such as Sean Penn,Cher,Susan Sarandon
  • Oliver Stone,Ellen DeGeneres,Charlize Theron
  • Ariana Grande,and more that love dolphins
Photo by ajmexico
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MY WEBSITES

Photo by Sebastien
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Summary

Photo by ajmexico
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QUESTIONS

Photo by Leo Reynolds
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THE END!!!!!

Photo by twm1340

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