In 1975, the Chinese government declared the Baiji a national treasure, and began to offer conservation and protection to the species, however, this has done little good, as the dolphin is still endangered by heavy boat traffic, fishing, industrial development, and the construction of the world's largest dam.

The Yangtze River, where the Chinese River dolphin makes it's home is one of the world's busiest rivers in the most populated country on the planet.

The Chinese River dolphin grows to be between four and eight feet, and can weigh up to 360 pounds.

River dolphins are typically smaller than sea dolphins, with longer snouts.

River dolphins also tend to have more pointy teeth than sea dolphins.

Other than the Amazon River dolphin, sea dolphins have proven to be more sociable than river dolphins.

Most species of river dolphins are almost blind, due to navigating muddy waters, but their brains are extremely large and well developed.

Unlike sea dolphins, river dolphins have what resembles fingers on the ends of their flippers, and their dorsal fins are much smaller than that of sea dolphins.