New species of dolphin discovered

[nadinbrzezinski]

Researchers have determined that dolphins found in southeastern Australia represent a previously unknown species.

Around 150 of the dolphins live around the Melbourne area and had until now been assumed to be one of the known bottlenose dolphins.

But detailed DNA studies and analysis of skulls in museums showed the two populations are in fact a new species.

The new classification as Tursiops australis is described in PLoS One.

The common name of Burrunan dolphins derives from the Aboriginal Australian for "large sea fish of the porpoise kind"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14921665

Google Vaquita if you want to know about ANOTHER species that is in danger of going away

[Denninmi]

1. Of course, they'll probably go extinct in the next 50 years.

Like the Baiji.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Why I mentioned the Vaquita

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaquita