The Most Endangered: The Baiji Dolphin

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The Most EndangeredThe Baiji Dolphin

• PowerPoint
  Presentation By Elizabeth M. and Samantha M.

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Habitat and Location

• The green represents
• the Baiji location.
• The Baijis main diet is fish.

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Why Are They Endangered?

• Boat traffic causes many injuries and many
  deaths
• Pollution clogs their lungs
• Fishing nets catch them and cause death
• There is a lack of food

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Our Opinion

• The Baiji Dolphin plays an important role in
  nature. We must save these amazing creatures of
  the sea.

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Baiji Description

• Weight Born- 6-11 lb. Adult- 220-355 lb.
• Length Born- 32-35 in.
• Adult- 6-8 ft.
• Upper body and sides
• are pale bluish gray.
• Under belly is white.
• The blowhole
  The fins
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  The tail

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Information

• They live in a Japanese river.
• Other names people refer to the Baijis are
  Chinese River Dolphin, Baiji, or Yangtze River
  Dolphin.
• They may not last another decade, so PLEASE help
  them!

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Interesting Facts

• The Baijis fin is not as pointed as most
  dolphins fins.
• Their nose/snout is very long (longer than most
  dolphins!)
• There are fewer than 100 left!
• They can not be in captivity!

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Bibliography

• Whale and dolphin Conservation Society
• Baiji Description 17 January 2006
  lthttp//www.wdcs.org/dan/publishing
• nsfallwehgt
• Marine Animals Baiji or Yangtze River Dolphin
  11 January 2006 http//www.sarkanniemi.fi/oppimate
  riaali/endang.html
• Berger, Gilda Berger, Melvin Is a Dolphin a Fish?
  New York Scholastic 2001
• Baiji or Chinese River Dolphin CSI Photo
  Gallery 20 January 2006 lthttp//csiwhalesalive.org
  /csigallery11.html17gt