Show threadC.Mar 23

@eclectech

Flying Dorky Cloud Porpoise is my new favourite cryptid.

#cryptid #cryptozoology #porpoise #dork #clouds

Kate Feb 13
China’s Yangtze River shows signs of remarkable recovery after fishing ban https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/12/china-yangtze-river-recovery-after-fishing-ban 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Porpoise #Science #ConservationSuccess
China’s Yangtze River shows signs of remarkable recovery after fishing ban

Doubling of fish biomass and rebounding of endangered species shows government measures starting to work, biologists say

The Guardian
Kate Oct 29, 2025
Scientists spot vaquita calves in Mexico, fuelling hope for the world’s rarest marine mammal https://apnews.com/video/scientists-spot-vaquita-calves-in-mexico-fueling-hope-for-the-worlds-rarest-marine-mammal-f1928d6587784b019aa089fa9668766f 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Vaquita #Porpoise #Science #Bycatch #Extinction
Scientists spot vaquita calves in Mexico, fueling hope for the world’s rarest marine mammal

The world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise, is still hanging on in the waters off Mexico’s northwest coast — and, against all odds, it’s reproducing.

AP News
Kate Sep 19, 2025
10-million-year-old dolphin-like fossil found in Peru https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/c7v1rygml6eo 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Porpoise #FossilFriday
10-million-year-old dolphin-like fossil found in Peru

It was discovered in the Ocucaje desert in the south American country of Peru, in an area that was once part of the Pacific Ocean.

BBC Newsround
Your Autistic Life Sep 4, 2025

"Did you do this on porpoise?"

"No, I did it on dolphin. Why?"

"Bob's been giving us carp about it."

"Oh, you've just got to show him your mussels, and he'll back off."

#porpoise #dolphin #carp #mussels

Stefanie NeumannJul 30, 2025

'Interesting' #DailyPictureTheme

What's beauty?
What's interesting?
It's all in the eye of the beholder.

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#vss365 #sapphire
#WordedArt #string
#BlueSkyRelay #porpoise
#DailyHaikuPrompt roses
#WritingCommunity #poetry #haiku
#KBFPhotography #MobilePhonePhotography #Photography

@dailyhaikuprompt
@vss365 @writingcommunity @poetry @haiku @photography

Madeleine Begun KaneJul 29, 2025

Porpoise-Full Limerick
http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2025/07/29/porpoise-full-limerick/

#BlueskyRelay #Porpoise #Animals #Etymology #Mammals Limerick #Limericks #Rhyme #Humor #Humour #Poetry #MicroPoetry #LightVerse #Verse #Poems #PoetryCommunity

AlunaJul 26, 2025
Save the porpoises
#sea #drawing #digitalart #digitaldrawing #procreate #stickers #art #drawings #illustration #porpoise #seaanimals #porpoises #saveouroceans
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jul 6, 2025
Ancient #Poems Record the Decline of a Special Porpoise
The #Yangtze finless #porpoise is near #extinction in the wild, but glimpses of its heyday can be found in centuries of Chinese #poetry.
https://www.404media.co/ancient-poems-record-the-decline-of-a-special-porpoise/
https://archive.ph/0itPS
Ancient Poems Record the Decline of a Special Porpoise

The Yangtze finless porpoise is near extinction in the wild, but glimpses of its heyday can be found in centuries of Chinese poetry.

404 Media
Animal of ThingsJun 26, 2025

Different Types of Marine Mammals Explained

The ocean is home to some of the most fascinating creatures on our planet, including over 130 different types of marine mammals. These remarkable animals have evolved incredible adaptations that allow them to thrive in aquatic environments, from the icy waters of the Arctic to warm coastal regions. Marine mammals are divided into five main groups: cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses), sirenians (manatees and dugongs), mustelids (sea […]

https://animalofthings.com/different-types-of-marine-mammals/