The vaquita is a very small porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California.Its total population dropped from 60 to 30 total individuals between 2016 and 2017.It occurs with the totoaba fish, which is prized in Asia and illegally traded from Mexico to China.The vaquita is caught and drowned in fishing nets meant to catch the totoaba.The Clymene dolphin occurs in small groups of 60 to 80 individuals, with same sexes grouping together.It lives in the Atlantic Ocean and sometimes schools with common dolphins and spinner dolphins.The Clymene dolphin's world population is about 15,000.It is believed to be naturally rare.Which of these small cetaceans seems more likely to go extinct in the near future?
A) The vaquita, because it is specifically targeted by human fishers.
B) The Clymene dolphin, because it is naturally rare and therefore at risk.
C) The Clymene dolphin, because it has low reproduction due to separation of sexes.
D) The vaquita, because it is caught accidentally by human fishers.
E) The vaquita, because it is illegally traded.
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