Harbour porpoises are found all around the UK and can be spotted close to shores in shallow water. They are small and stocky, with a dark grey back and lighter underbelly. It is not the first ...

These vulnerable creatures grow up to about 2.8m in length and 280kg in weight. The only porpoise to lack a dorsal fin, the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise can be spotted in estuaries and shallow ...

A wildlife expert says he is concerned about a sudden drop in sightings of porpoises on the north Wales coast. Mick Green, manager of the Bardsey Marine Mammal Project - which monitors the marine ...

A recent survey by the Bardsey Marine Mammal Project reported a 10% decline in the number of sightings of porpoises per hour [Nicola Hodgins/WDC] A wildlife expert says he is concerned about a ...

A wildlife expert says he is concerned about a sudden drop in sightings of porpoises on the north Wales coast. Mick Green, manager of the Bardsey Marine Mammal Project - which monitors the marine ...

A pair of finless porpoises swim in the clear green Yangtze River in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province. The Best Romantic Movies of All Time UAE: Masdar City, the ecological city that Abu ...

In 2024, numbers of harbour porpoises fell 10% in the rich feeding waters off Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island). Experts are at a loss to explain the sudden decrease. Like other marine mammals ...

Many animals in the ocean look and act alike, even if they are not too closely related. The porpoise and beluga whale are two such creatures that, depending on species, can look very similar or ...

Based on the analysis of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), we reported MPs from finless porpoise intestinal samples and from their habitats along the Fujian coast of the East China Sea.

Read the following text, and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] The Yangtze finless porpoise is declining in population. Attempts to save them include fishing bans to raise public awareness and even ...