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Vaquitas still exist, but barely: sea 'panda' survey

About a dozen vaquitas were spotted on a recent scientific expedition in the Gulf of California.

MEXICO CITY - The vaquita, a small porpoise on the verge of extinction, is still hanging in there, said scientists Wednesday who had spotted about a dozen specimens of Mexico's "panda of the sea" on an expedition in May.

The vaquita is the smallest of all porpoises, similar to dolphins but with shorter beaks and more rounded bodies.

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