Artificially-bred Yangtze finless porpoise turns one year old

Yangtze finless porpoise F9C22 (R) swims with its mother at the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu) 

F9C22, the first second-generation artificially-bred female Yangtze finless porpoise, turned one year old on Tuesday.

On June 27, 2022, Yangtze finless porpoise Fujiu gave birth to F9C22, marking an achievement in artificial breeding and reproduction of the species.

Yangtze finless porpoise F9C22 swims at the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

Yangtze finless porpoise F9C22 (front) swims with its mother at the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

A keeper feeds Yangtze finless porpoise F9C22 at the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

Yangtze finless porpoise F9C22 swims with its family at the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

Yangtze finless porpoise F9C22 swims at the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

Yangtze finless porpoise F9C22 swims at the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

A keeper feeds Yangtze finless porpoise F9C22 at the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

A keeper feeds Yangtze finless porpoise F9C22 at the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)