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National Geographic: A suspected new river dolphin species has emerged in Brazil, and scientists warn that it is highly endangered.
River dolphins (also known as botos) are among the rarest, and most endangered, dolphins in the world. Three of the four known species are listed as "threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The discovery of a wholly new species-the first such find in a century-is thus exciting news for biologists and conservation officials.
Scientists led by Tomas......
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First New Species of River Dolphin Discovered in a Century
Posted by National Geographic: Brian Clark Howard on January 24th, 2014
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