Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)

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The Yangtze river dolphin, or baiji, was a nearly blind freshwater dolphin endemic to China’s Yangtze River and is now considered functionally extinct due to habitat degradation and human activity.

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Generate an image of Yangtze river dolphin (baiji) (The Yangtze river dolphin, or baiji, was a nearly blind freshwater dolphin endemic to China’s Yangtze River and is now considered functionally extinct due to habitat degradation and human activity.)

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Yangtze River dolphin 4
Baiji 1
Chinese river dolphin 1

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Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cetacean ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ
extinct species ⓘ
freshwater dolphin ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
toothed whale ⓘ
averageLength about 2.3 to 2.5 meters ⓘ
averageWeight about 135 to 230 kilograms ⓘ
bodyColor bluish gray ⓘ
pale underside ⓘ
causeOfDecline intensive human activity on the Yangtze River ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName baiji ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalSignificance known as the "Goddess of the Yangtze" in Chinese folklore ⓘ
diet fish ⓘ
small freshwater fish ⓘ
distribution Dongting Lake ⓘ
linked to: Lake Dongting

Poyang Lake ⓘ
middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River ⓘ
ecologicalRole apex predator in Yangtze freshwater ecosystem ⓘ
endemicTo China ⓘ
eyeAdaptation poor eyesight ⓘ
eyeCharacteristic very small eyes ⓘ
family Lipotidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior active predator ⓘ
genus Lipotes ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 10 to 11 months ⓘ
habitat freshwater river ⓘ
large turbid river channels ⓘ
IUCNStatus Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lastConfirmedSurvey 2006 Yangtze River survey ⓘ
lastConfirmedSurveyResult no individuals found ⓘ
lifespan estimated up to 24 years ⓘ
maximumLength around 2.7 meters ⓘ
namedBy John Edward Gray ⓘ
nativeTo Yangtze River ⓘ
order Cetacea ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
primaryThreat bycatch in fishing gear ⓘ
dam construction ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
ship traffic ⓘ
rangeType riverine ⓘ
reproduction gives birth to a single calf ⓘ
scientificName Lipotes vexillifer ⓘ
linked to: Lipotes
sensoryAdaptation echolocation ⓘ
sexualDimorphism females larger than males ⓘ
snoutCharacteristic long narrow beak ⓘ
statusDescription functionally extinct ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
yearDescribed 1870 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yangtze River → formerNotableSpecies → Yangtze river dolphin (baiji) ⓘ
baiji → commonName → Yangtze River dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)
baiji → commonName → Chinese river dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)
Tikrit → nearbyCity → Baiji ⓘ
linked to: Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)
Oskar Trouessart → studiedTaxon → Yangtze River dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)
Oskar Trouessart → describedTaxon → Yangtze River dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)
Zhou, Qian & Li → associatedWithCommonName → Yangtze river dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)
Zhou Kaiya → studies → Yangtze River dolphin ⓘ
linked to: Yangtze river dolphin (baiji)