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Vaquita facts for kids
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cetacea |
| Suborder: | Odontoceti |
| Family: | Phocoenidae |
| Genus: | Phocoena |
| Species: | P. sinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phocoena sinus Norris & McFarland, 1958 |
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Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is a rare type of porpoise. It lives only in the Gulf of California.
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Vaquita have a dark coloring around the eyes and mouth. The upper side of the body is medium to dark gray. The underside is off-white to light gray. It has a rather large fin on its back for its size. The Vaquita is the smallest type of porpoise in the world, growing up to 5 feet long and weighing up to 120 pounds.
Feeding
Vaquita feed on small, bottom-dwelling fish and squid.
Life
They live alone or in small groups, usually of about three, but sometimes they live in groups of up to ten.
Images for kids
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A vaquita swims in the foreground while fishing boats ply their trade in the distance.
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Vaquitas have dark eye rings