The Vaquita eats a wide range of small fish and squid. All of the 17 fish species that have been found in Vaquita stomachs can be classified as Demersal and/or Benthic species living in relatively shallow water in the northern Gulf of California.
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Fact of the Week #29
The only cetacean known to go extinct due to human activity is the Baiji, Lipotes vexillifer. In 2006, after an intense, 6-week search in all of the Baiji’s historic range, it was considered extinct. Don’t let the Vaquita be the second. Learn more about the Baiji by clicking on the links below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiji
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/chineseriverdolphin.htm
Fact of the Week #28
The Vaquita has never survived in captivity.
