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Chinese White Doplhin appears in a puzzle of Kemono Friends Picross where the player can obtain a picture of the friend by solving a puzzle. | Chinese White Doplhin appears in a puzzle of Kemono Friends Picross where the player can obtain a picture of the friend by solving a puzzle. | ||
|reallife=[[File:Chinese white dolphin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left| A Chinese white dolphin off the coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Photo by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_white_dolphin.jpg Leonard Reback], 2015.]] | |reallife=[[File:Chinese white dolphin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left| A Chinese white dolphin off the coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Photo by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_white_dolphin.jpg Leonard Reback], 2015.]] | ||
The Chinese white dolphin, also known as the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, is a species of humpback dolphin. Humpback dolphins are characterized by the distinct humps and elongated dorsal fins found on backs of adult individuals. Althought Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin is its most common name, they are often referred to as the Chinese white dolphin in mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. Two subspecies of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin are currently recognized: the Chinese humpback dolphin as well as the Taiwanese humpback dolphin | |||
The Chinese white dolphin is white, gray, or pink, often with dappled, darker spots. Their pinkish hue is derived not from a pigment, but instead from blood vessels that were overdeveloped for thermoregulation. Calves are black or dark gray at birth and are about 1m (3.3 ft) in length, as opposed to their adult size, which can range from 2 to 3.5 m (6 ft 7 in to 11 ft 6 in). | |||
Chinese white dolphins live in small groups, typically fewer than 10 individuals. Like many other cetaceans, they hunt in a group using echolocation. Adults come to the surface to breathe for 20-30 seconds, and usually dive anywhere from 2 to 8 minutes. They rarely stay underwater for more than 4 minutes. The Chinese white dolphin will sometimes leap completely out of the water, or rise vertically and expose their dorsal halves. Their protruding eyes allow them to see clearly in air and water at this angle. | |||
Chinese white dolphins are carnivores (piscivores, molluscivores). They mainly feed on a wide variety of fish, and mollusks. They also supplement their diet with crustaceans. | |||
According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the Chinese white dolphin is classified as 'vulnerable'. They are greatly threatened by factors such as water pollution, habitat loss, overfishing, marine traffic, and coastal development. Because they prefer shallow coastal waters, they are at particular risk of exposure to organic pollutants and other threats due to human activities. Pollutants interfere with dolphins' use of echolocation, rendering them unable to effectively hunt or navigate. | |||
The Chinese white dolphin utilizes echolocation -- the main sense that most cetaceans use to navigate, as well as to pinpoint prey and predators. Many cetaceans use echolocation by emitting high-pitched clicking sounds that bounce off of underwater objects. Sounds are made by squeezing air through the nasal passages near the blowhole. These sound-waves then pass into the forehead, where a big blob of fat called the melon focuses them into a beam. This process can be interrupted by noise pollution, as well as by obstructions in the water such as masses of oil or plastics. Large blockages in the water can refract sound-waves, misleading the dolphin to falsely detect prey, kin, or a predator in the area. This can become confusing and frustrating which can lead to extreme stress and potential health issues. | |||
|trivia=* Chinese white dolphins are very sociable. The calves learn and become more mobile by playing with pod-mates. | |||
* Chinese white dolphins have a life expectancy of up to 40 years, though in Hong Kong most Chinese White Dolphins only live into their 30s. Scientists are able to determine ages by examining the teeth of the dolphins. | |||
* These dolphins are known to lurk behind fishing vessels and nab stray fish that drop off of the back. | |||
* The Cantonese language has a slang expression wu gei bak gei (often written as 烏忌白忌, "black taboo white taboo") which means someone or something is a bad omen or a nuisance. The phrase originates from the Cantonese fisher people, because they claim the dolphins eat the fish in their nets. However, in formal Chinese, it should be written as 烏鱀白鱀, with the gei originally in old Chinese, meaning dolphins. The wu refers to the finless porpoises, which are black, and the bak, white, referring to Chinese river dolphins. These two species often interrupt and ruin the fishermen's catch. | |||
|reference=* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pacific_humpback_dolphin | |||
* https://animalia.bio/indo-pacific-humpback-dolphin | |||
* https://www.wwf.org.hk/en/reslib/species/chiwhitedolphin/ | |||
* https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/82031425/123794774 | |||
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Chinese White Dolphin
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| AKA | Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin
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| Romaji | Shinausuiroiruka
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| Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
| Animal Data | |||
| Scientific Name | Sousa chinensis
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| Distribution | Southeast Asia, Australia
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| Diet | Carnivore
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| Avg. Lifespan | ?
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| Read More | Chinese White Dolphin
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| Chinese White Dolphin | Manga | Festival (Costume) | Pavilion | KF3 | Kingdom | Nexon Game | Gallery |
Chinese White Dolphin is a kind of mammalian Friend that debuted in the original Kemono Friends mobile game. She has since appeared in the mobile games Kemono Friends Pavilion, Kemono Friends Festival, and Kemono Friends 3.
Appearance
Chinese White Dolphin has short pink hair, which fades into white, and then finally a bright orange, yellow in-between. It is tied into pigtails by two white strings, and there's a small black dot slightly below the middle fin, on top of her head. It represents the blowhole of a dolphin. She has black irides, a white sailor uniform with pinkish-red sleeve endings and a collar. It has a red tie with two white bands and a white anchor symbol, the eye of which twists into the Kemono Friends symbol. She also wears a red choker.
She wears a light pink frilled undershirt, the collar of which can be seen underneath her sailor uniform, and the frills of which pop out from underneath it. She also wears red ankle straps and red mary janes tied into small ribbons. Like all Friends, she has traits of the animal species she belonged to, namely, three fins - one that pops out at the top of her head, and two on the side - and a large tail, both belonging to that of a real chinese white dolphin.
Series Appearances
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Minor Appearances
Kemono Friends Picross
Chinese White Doplhin appears in a puzzle of Kemono Friends Picross where the player can obtain a picture of the friend by solving a puzzle.
In Real Life
The Chinese white dolphin, also known as the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, is a species of humpback dolphin. Humpback dolphins are characterized by the distinct humps and elongated dorsal fins found on backs of adult individuals. Althought Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin is its most common name, they are often referred to as the Chinese white dolphin in mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. Two subspecies of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin are currently recognized: the Chinese humpback dolphin as well as the Taiwanese humpback dolphin
The Chinese white dolphin is white, gray, or pink, often with dappled, darker spots. Their pinkish hue is derived not from a pigment, but instead from blood vessels that were overdeveloped for thermoregulation. Calves are black or dark gray at birth and are about 1m (3.3 ft) in length, as opposed to their adult size, which can range from 2 to 3.5 m (6 ft 7 in to 11 ft 6 in).
Chinese white dolphins live in small groups, typically fewer than 10 individuals. Like many other cetaceans, they hunt in a group using echolocation. Adults come to the surface to breathe for 20-30 seconds, and usually dive anywhere from 2 to 8 minutes. They rarely stay underwater for more than 4 minutes. The Chinese white dolphin will sometimes leap completely out of the water, or rise vertically and expose their dorsal halves. Their protruding eyes allow them to see clearly in air and water at this angle.
Chinese white dolphins are carnivores (piscivores, molluscivores). They mainly feed on a wide variety of fish, and mollusks. They also supplement their diet with crustaceans.
According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the Chinese white dolphin is classified as 'vulnerable'. They are greatly threatened by factors such as water pollution, habitat loss, overfishing, marine traffic, and coastal development. Because they prefer shallow coastal waters, they are at particular risk of exposure to organic pollutants and other threats due to human activities. Pollutants interfere with dolphins' use of echolocation, rendering them unable to effectively hunt or navigate.
The Chinese white dolphin utilizes echolocation -- the main sense that most cetaceans use to navigate, as well as to pinpoint prey and predators. Many cetaceans use echolocation by emitting high-pitched clicking sounds that bounce off of underwater objects. Sounds are made by squeezing air through the nasal passages near the blowhole. These sound-waves then pass into the forehead, where a big blob of fat called the melon focuses them into a beam. This process can be interrupted by noise pollution, as well as by obstructions in the water such as masses of oil or plastics. Large blockages in the water can refract sound-waves, misleading the dolphin to falsely detect prey, kin, or a predator in the area. This can become confusing and frustrating which can lead to extreme stress and potential health issues.
Trivia
- Chinese white dolphins are very sociable. The calves learn and become more mobile by playing with pod-mates.
- Chinese white dolphins have a life expectancy of up to 40 years, though in Hong Kong most Chinese White Dolphins only live into their 30s. Scientists are able to determine ages by examining the teeth of the dolphins.
- These dolphins are known to lurk behind fishing vessels and nab stray fish that drop off of the back.
- The Cantonese language has a slang expression wu gei bak gei (often written as 烏忌白忌, "black taboo white taboo") which means someone or something is a bad omen or a nuisance. The phrase originates from the Cantonese fisher people, because they claim the dolphins eat the fish in their nets. However, in formal Chinese, it should be written as 烏鱀白鱀, with the gei originally in old Chinese, meaning dolphins. The wu refers to the finless porpoises, which are black, and the bak, white, referring to Chinese river dolphins. These two species often interrupt and ruin the fishermen's catch.
References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pacific_humpback_dolphin
- https://animalia.bio/indo-pacific-humpback-dolphin
- https://www.wwf.org.hk/en/reslib/species/chiwhitedolphin/
- https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/82031425/123794774