Vaquitas
What did vaquitas mainly evolve from?
Burmeister porpoises.
What did they evolve from?
Where are they found?
Shallow waters in South Africa.
What are cetaceans?
Dolphins, whales, and porpoises.
Where can they be found?
Subarctic Southern Hemisphere.
What are making vaquitas go extinct?
Being trapped in gillnets.
Why did they have to evolve?
To adapt to cooler temperature locations.
How have they adapted?
They have thick blubber to help keep them warm in cold waters.
What did they evolve from?
They evolved from 4 legged land animals.
How does their environment shape them?
Very special features to help them survive.
Do males or females usually have larger fins?
Females.
What is their biggest adaptations?
They have thick heating blubber and high frequency echolocation to avoid predators.
Why did they evolve?
Due to temperature changes in the Southern Hemisphere.
Are Cetaceans more generic ancestors of Vaquitas?
yes
How did they evolve?
To live in cold waters near the subarctic zone.
Why did they adapt?
To survive in warm water.
Where can they be found?
Arctic waters, near the northern hemisphere.
What are they like?
They are very shy.
What are they adapted to do?
Survive fully in water.
Why did they evolve?
Due to environmental changes in the pliocene and quarternary period.
How do they help their enviornment?
They help keep the balance of marine animals by eating different things.
What are they known for?
Their sneezes because they sound like puffing pigs.
How does their environment shape them?
How did they environment shape them?
To be aquatic animals and to survive in water.
What is one of their adaptations?
Thick blubber to keep them warm in cold waters.