Scientists studied more than 700 ancient Chinese poems that mention the Yangtze finless porpoise to determine its population ...

In China, populations of the Yangtze finless porpoise have declined over the past 1,400 years. Detailed surveys of its range ...

Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient Chinese poetry have revealed missing information ...

In the study, the team systematically dug through preserved poems dating back to the year 618 CE and found hundreds of references to the porpoises. According to Mei, the fact that a freshwater mammal ...

Over the last 1,400 years, populations of the Yangtze finless porpoise have dramatically declined in China. But intensive surveys of its range only span the last couple of decades, leaving lots of ...

For centuries, the Yangtze porpoise was a common sight on the river it is named after. Now, the freshwater mammal is ...

The porpoise is critically endangered. Ancient Chinese poems reveal the animal’s range has dropped about 65 percent over the past 1,400 years.

Endemic to China's Yangtze River, the Yangtze finless porpoise is known for its intelligence and charismatic appearance; it looks like it has a perpetual smile on its face. To track how this ...

Researchers found that the Yangtze finless porpoise faced habitat loss and a reduced range as a result of the practice, but a suspension of sand mining offers hope that they could recover. Our ...

The Smiling Dolphin meme features a photo of a Yangtze finless porpoise with a slight smile and is used to express awkwardness or frustration. The image of the creature first appeared online in ...

Here, a patrol team, led by Shu Yin’an, is witnessing firsthand the resurgence of the elusive Yangtze finless porpoise. Shu, 57, born to a family of fishers, has put down his net to take up the ...

A fantasy adventure drawing on ancient Chinese folklore and highlighting modern environ­mental urgency, Dance With The Finless Porpoise is an upcoming feature that mixes Tang Dynasty painting ...