Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Vaquitas (lil cows :D)

Hi! This is the first post in a long time; sorry, but other things in life often seem to get in front of blogging, quite unfortunately ;D...
So, getting down to business:
This post isn't really about dolphins, but about a type of porpoise. It is called the Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), which means "little cow" in Spanish. They are extremely endangered, due to being caught in nets, and they are endangered to the point of most pictures being of dead vaquitas. They are short and stocky, which is the physical structure of all porpoises. They are notably the smallest cetaceans, and reach almost five feet at the most. More on this topic later!
--Snoops