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Like any aquatic animal, the Yangtze river dolphin couldn't travel over land to get into a different river system. The only way to get to another river system would have been to swim out of the mouth of the Yangtze and along the coast until they reached the mouth of another river. However, the dolphins didn't know that there were any other river systems to escape to, and even if they had, they couldn't have crossed the ocean because they were a freshwater species and didn't have kidneys adapted for filtering enough salt out of their bodies that they could drink seawater.
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What is a Yangtze River dolphin?
A Yangtze River dolphin is another term for a baiji - a freshwater dolphin which was only found in the Yangtze River, and declared functionally extinct in 2006.
Which is the rarest dolphin?
The rarest dolphin is the Yangtze River Dolphin. (Baiji) The Baiji or Yangtze River Dolphin has been declared extinct since 2006.
What is a Yangtze dolphin?
A Yangtze dolphin is another term for a baiji - a freshwater dolphin which was only found in the Yangtze River, and declared functionally extinct in 2006.
How did the pink dolphin get endranged?
because of the Yangtze river
What is the adaptation of a Yangtze river dolphin?
ITs adaptation is water
The baiji whale live in which river?
The Baiji river dolphin, lives in the Yangtze River.
What animals live in or by the Yangtze river?
there was a baiji which was a river dolphin, but that is extinct now
What does a Yangtze river dolphin looks like?
its the head of the food chain in the river.
What are the five freshwater dolphins?
The Boto or Amazon River Dolphin The Franciscana or La Plata River Dolphin The Baiji or Yangtze River Dolphin The Ganges River Dolphin or Susu (Platanista gangetica), The Indus River Dolphin (Platanista minor)
The baiji was a river dolphin believed to have become extinct by 2006 What river did it live in?
Yangtze
Why is the yangtzy river dolphin extinct?
The Yangtze River Dolphin became extinct because China built the Three Gorges Dam. The dolphins had nowhere to live and died out.If they had not built the dam, they Yangtze River Dolphin would still be swimming.Anonymous age 12
What are 2 endangered dolphins?
The endangered dolphins' species are: the Indus River dolphin and the Baiji also known as the Yangtze River dolphin.
