See to Believe: Decipher Poems From 1,400 Years Ago that Explain the Disappearance of a Unique Animal on Earth

Poetry and science are, for many, two opposing disciplines.But there are archaeological finds that reconcile both concepts.For example, an investigation has deciphered the secret of an animal through poems of 1,400 years old: the ecological evolution of the Yangtze finless dolphin in China.For more than a millennium, this peculiar animal has been a constant symbol in Chinese culture.Thanks to the mentions in poems from the 7th to the 20th centur…