The drowning Baiji princess waits in vain
Posted Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:38:51 GMT by Dave Armstrong
Of the world's remaining river dolphins, the Chinese Lake Dolphin or Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) has suffered the most. From the large pink Amazonian Botos - to the charmingly shy blue-grey Baiji seems a big step, but once upon a time, scientists believed them to be quite closely related, despite the geographical disparity.
The drowning Baiji princess waits in vain