Vaquita can be translated from Spanish to mean ‘little cow’ They have facial markings with a black ring around each eye and curved black lips that make them look as if they are smiling They only live in the Gulf of California They are the rarest sea animal in existence They eat fish, prawns, and crabs but are known to have particular preference for squid vaquitas are shy, very little is known about them the little sea creatures were not discovered until 1958 when three vaquita skulls were discovered on a beach classified as critically endangered with less than 30 thought to survive The fishing industry, pollution, and habitat destruction from the dam built in the Colorado River threaten its survival Illegal fishing for an exotic fish, the totoaba is the biggest threat to the Vaquita. The gillnets used frequently entangle and drown vaquitas