Institute of Hydrobiology

Institute of Hydrobiology (Chinese: 中国科学院水生生物研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is a research institute located in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It was founded in 1950 and specializes in freshwater organisms. It is involved in the study of the finless porpoise and the now extinct baiji dolphin.

The entrance to the baiji dolphin department of the Wuhan Institute of Hydrobiology
  • The entrance to Baiji Dolphin Hall of the Institute of Hydrobiology
  • A finless porpoise swimming in the pool of Baiji Dolphin Hall
  • A finless porpoise being fed
  • A researcher feeding a finless porpoise

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