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Chinese white dolphins (Sousa Chinensis), are
a hump-backed species living in Hong Kong and the estuaries of southern
China. Born dark grey, they grow paler with age, becoming pale white,
often pink in colour in later life. Sometimes glimpsed among the islands
of Hong Kong, one of the dolphins' primary homes today is found in
the waters north of Lantau Island, and around the smaller islands of
Lung Kwu Chau and Sha Chau.
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The number of pink dolphins in Hong Kong waters has been estimated
at around 100, varying seasonally, but declining due to factors such
as chemical polution from the Pearl River, over-fishing and reclamation
projects at Chek Lap Kok and Penny's Bay. Calving, in particular, has
reduced, with far fewer of the young surviving to adulthood. |
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