Chinese river dolphin

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/chinese-river-dolphin

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Lipotes vexillifer
2. What is the habitat?Freshwater of the middle and lower Yangtze River, China
3. Why did the Chinese river dolphin disappear?They vanished because of pollution, fishing, and dams that changed the river and hurt their food and homes.
4. How did the Chinese river dolphin find food in dirty river water?It used echolocation, a special sonar, to hear and locate fish even in muddy water.

Anthropogenic: Originating from human activity, especially environmental pollution.
Ecosystem: A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.
Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Conservation: The protection and preservation of natural resources and wildlife.