2023.12.29 14:01 GMT+8

Smiling Angels of the Yangtze

Updated 2023.12.29 14:01 GMT+8
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With their adorable round heads and appearance of giving a permanent smile, nicknames given to Yangtze finless porpoises have included "smiling angels" and "underwater pandas." As part of a major national effort, measures to protect them have encompassed in-situ conservation, ex-situ conservation and artificial breeding. Integrated together, they have achieved a successful case worthy of study for other endangered species of cetacean across the world. 

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