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Franciscana Dolphin

Caption: A relative of river dolphins, the franciscana, Pontoporia blainvillei, lives in the Atlantic coast off of Argentina where it is often entangled in fishing nets.

Credit: Graham Harris/Wildlife Conservation Society

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