Chinese white dolphins spotted in Leizhou Bay(1/10)

Chinese white dolphins frolic in Leizhou Bay, Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, May 16, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Mao Jianjun)

Hailed as "mermaids" and "giant pandas in the sea," this endangered species is under the national first-class protection in China. Leizhou Bay was listed as a Chinese white dolphin natural reserve area in Zhanjiang in 2007. Currently, Zhanjiang is home to the world's second largest group of Chinese white dolphins.

Chinese white dolphins frolic in Leizhou Bay, Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, May 16, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Mao Jianjun)

Chinese white dolphins frolic in Leizhou Bay, Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, May 16, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Mao Jianjun)

A Chinese white dolphin frolics in Leizhou Bay, Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, May 16, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Mao Jianjun)

A Chinese white dolphin frolics in Leizhou Bay, Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, May 16, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Mao Jianjun)

Chinese white dolphins frolic in Leizhou Bay, Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, May 16, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Mao Jianjun)

Chinese white dolphins frolic in Leizhou Bay, Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, May 16, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Mao Jianjun)

Chinese white dolphins frolic in Leizhou Bay, Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, May 16, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Mao Jianjun)

Chinese white dolphins frolic in Leizhou Bay, Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, May 16, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Mao Jianjun)

Chinese white dolphins frolic in Leizhou Bay, Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, May 16, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Mao Jianjun)