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Smiling at danger, China’s finless porpoise fights to survive

Smiling at danger, China’s finless porpoise fights to survive

  • Porpoise numbers fell by nearly half from 2006-2012 to an estimated 1,040
  • The finless porpoise is mentioned in ancient Chinese poems and has been considered a harbinger of rain
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