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New River Dolphin Species Found in Brazil, First Since 1918
• http://www.popsci.com,This species, named Inia araguaiaensis, becomes the fifth true river dolphin, amongst the rarest and most endangered animals. The last river dolphin species to be described, in 1918, was the Chinese baiji, which went extinct in about 2006. Three of the four previously known species are all threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.