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Endanger animal species Chinese White

Dolphins

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• The adult Chinese white dolphins is usually white or grey in colour.

• The Popular know along the Chinese coast’s dolphins have unique pink colour skin .This colour of the skin is not a result of colour inborn, but is actually from blood vessels used for thermoregulation to prevent overheating.

Habit• Chinese White Dolphins swim to

the water surface to breathe every twenty to thirty seconds and after that, they will dive into deep water again.

• They sometimes jump out of water and expose their whole body. This behavior, called breaching.

• They have a pair of protruding eyes and they can see clearly in both air and water.

Life• Dolphins can be found throughout Southeast Asia, and

they breed from South Africa to Australia.

Life• Chinese White Dolphins live in the western waters of Hong

Kong include waters off north, south and west of Lantau Island, as well as Deep Bay.

Threats

2. dolphins risk both being caught and entangled by the fishing nets

1. sewage and industrial

pollutants affect the dolphins and the whole ecosystem

Threats

4. reduce food abundance result from overfishing

3. Boat engine noise interferes with the dolphins' communication channels

We can do for dolphins

• Donate money to save dolphins • Don't pollute ocean• Join the dolphin protection organization

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