Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The River Pig is a finless porpoise which can be located in the Yangtz river. In addition to this, these blob-like animals are mostly found in the shallow waters of Chinese and Indian coasts. Unfortunately, these species are becoming more and more rare. Official statistics have recorded that the River Pig used to be 177 in numbers in 2006 while in 2012, only 91 of them are left. The alarming decrease have pushed the Chinese researchers to reveal that these finless porpoises are going to become extinct very soon. The main reasons for the rapid decrease are - water pollution and massive river traffic. Finless porpoise deaths have been caused by boat strikes and fishing gear accidents as well as the severe droughts caused by climate change...
Produktkennzeichnungen
Herausgeber
lydia D. Thomson-Smith
EAN
9786130147808
ISBN
9786130147808
ISBN-10
6130147805
ISBN-13
9786130147808
eBay Product ID (ePID)
165584938
Produkt Hauptmerkmale
Produktart
Lehrbuch
Sprache
Englisch
Anzahl der Seiten
84 Seiten
Verlag
Fastbook Publishing
Autor
Lydia D. Thomson-Smith
Buchtitel
Porpoise
Format
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsjahr
2013
Maße
Gewicht
142g
Zusätzliche Produkteigenschaften
Hörbuch
No
Inhaltsbeschreibung
Paperback
Item Length
22cm
Item Height
5mm
Item Width
15cm
Sprachausgabe
Englisch
Seiten
84 Seiten
Herausgaber
Lydia D. Thomson-Smith
Item Weight
142g
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