2.  They are carnivores. They eat fish, gulf
crooker, bronze-striped grunts and
squid.
 They are mammals because they have
babies called calves.
 The vaquita take a quick gulp of air, and
then just as suddenly as they
appeared, they sink back into the
ocean.

3.  They live in the Gulf of California.
 The marine habitats are the home to
seaweeds.
 There is also marine algae [brown, green
or red] sea grasses.

4.  The greatest threat to the remaining vaquita is incidental
death cussed by fishing gear.
 Vaquitas are known to die in gill nets set for
sharks, rays, mackerels and chino.
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5.  Scientists fear that the 5 foot long
vacuities which were identified just over
a half-century ago in the waters
between the Baja peninsula and the air
land, won’t last another 20 years.
Females are longer then males.
Appeard. 400 to 600 remain in the wild.
Females top out at about 5 feet long
and 120 lbs. The oldest known Vaquita
was a female estimated at 21 years old.