VAQUITA
dolphins on the brink of extinction
BY: JESSE ABIGAIL HILLA
FACTS ABOUT VAQUITA
Vaquitas are the small version of dolphins. They are found exclusively in
the northern Gulf of California, Mexico, in shallow waters less than 50
meters deep. These cetacean are carnivores and can reaching the lengths
of 4.6-4.9 feet long and weighing over 60-120 pounds.
They have distinctive facial markings, including dark rings around their eyes
and curved black lips. Their skin is dark grey to black on their back, fading to
pale grey on their underside. Making them looked like panda.
Vaquitas are shy and elusive, avoiding boats and human activity. They
communicate using echolocation, emitting high-frequency clicks to navigate
and locate prey. They are usually seen alone or in pairs, unlike dolphins.
GENERIC STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT TEXT
• General Classification:
Vaquitas are the small version of dolphins.
This part introduces the general information about Vaquitas.
• Description:
Vaquitas have distinctive facial markings, including dark rings around their eyes and
curved black lips. Their skin is dark grey to black on their back, fading to pale grey on their
underside. They are found exclusively in the northen Gulf of California, Mexico, in shallow
waters less than 50 meters deep. They communicate using echolocation, emitting high-
frequency clicks to navigate and locate prey.
This part describes appearance, habits, and abilities of Vaquitas
in detail.
LANGUAGE FEATURES:
Use of General Nouns: Vaquitas, carnivores, cetaceans.
Use of present tense: Are, have, are found, reaching, weighing, fading, is,
avoiding, communicate, emitting, navigate, locate, are seen.
Use of relating verbs:
• Are: Vaquitas are the small version of dolphins and These cetacean are
carnivores
• Is: Their skin is dark grey
Use of Action Verbs: Reaching, weighing, fading, avoiding, communicate,
emitting, navigate, locate, seen.
Use of Technical Terms: Cetacean, carnivores, echolocation, meters, feet,
pounds.
SOCIAL FUNCTION
The social function of a report text is to describe
something in general. In this case, the text describes
Vaquitas in terms of their appearance, habitat, and
behavior. It is written to infrom readers based on
factual information.
MORE FACTS ABOUT VAQUITA
Vaquitas face severe threats from fishing
practices, including entanglement in gillnets and
habitat degradation. Inbreeding and reduced
genetic diversity also pose risks to the species
survival.
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