BEIJING — A rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for millions of years is "functionally extinct," an international expedition declared Wednesday after ending a fruitless six-week search of ...

SHANGHAI, Dec. 13 -- For millions of years, the Chinese river dolphin basked in the waters of the mighty Yangtze, a gray phantom more than six feet long with a sharp snout and tiny eyes. The endearing ...

A dozen sleek grey Yangtze finless porpoises glide inside a vast pool at the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan as scientists find ways to protect and breed the rare mammals in China's longest river..

The goddess of the Yangtze -- The Amazon of the East -- The aquatic panda -- East meets West -- The rarest animal in the world -- The politics of extinction -- End game -- The hunting of the snark -- ...

BEIJING, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Chinese scientists will continue to search for a rare freshwater dolphin unique to the Yangtze River, although it is possibly extinct after a 38-day search failed to find ...

The Baiji, the Yangtze River dolphin, was officially declared ‘functionally extinct’ this month. The Baiji is survived by other river dolphins, all themselves threatened. See All Key Ideas In the ...