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Maybe-extinct Chinese river dolphin maybe spotted

Posted at 11:44 AM on 30 Aug 2007

Competing with the maybe-alive maybe-not ivory-billed woodpecker in the United States for Most Ethereal Species, a rare Chinese river dolphin thought to be extinct as of last December may have been spotted recently. "I never saw such a big thing in the water before, so I filmed it," said amateur creature-spotter Zeng Yujiang. Unfortunately, the footage was shot from over half a mile away so whether it's the elusive dolphin or a playful-looking blob can't be definitively determined. A team of scientists will travel to Anhui province where the animal was filmed to try to confirm its existence.

sources:  BBC News, Reuters, Daily Telegraph