Douglas encountered this dugong in a sheltered, shallow bay on the Egyptian coast. It was eating seagrass, its principal food, moving itself along on its flippers rather than its whale-like tail, ...

Only three people surveyed from coastal communities in China reported seeing the dugong in the past five years. Known as the ocean's most gentle giant, the dugong's slow, relaxed behaviour is ...

DESCRIPTION: The dugong is a marine mammal related to the manatee. It averages nine feet in length and weighs 550 to 1,000 pounds. The Okinawa dugong is slate gray to gray bronze in color and its tail ...

GEORGE TOWN: The adult carcass of a rare dugong washed ashore on Penang island under the marina of a seaside condominium block in Gelugor here. It measured 2.8m long and was estimated to weigh ...

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 17 — A rare sighting of a dugong in the diver’s haven of Mabul Island yesterday has gotten local conservationists excited. Reef Check programme manager Adzmin Fatta said a ...

“The endangered dugong species is currently facing a number of threats due to habitat loss and human-related activities such as increased marine activity, being caught in discarded fishing ...

The dugong, an endangered marine animal species designated as a natural monument by the government of Japan, almost certainly inhabit broad areas of the Ryukyu Island chain in Okinawa Prefecture ...

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