Pictures and facts about the Dugong

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Dugong

Order : Sirenia
Family : Dugongidae
Species : Dugong dugon

The Dugong (Dugong dugon) is the smallest member of the order of Sirenia. It derives its name from the Malay language, where duyung means "lady of the sea" or "mermaid". Their diet consists of sea grass (they are often called sea cows) on which they feed one to five meters below the surface and can grow up to three meters in length. Occasionally they feed on algae and crab. Dugongs are more strictly marine than manatees. Dungongs are listed as an endangered species. There are some excellent dugong movies on the internet here.

Facts about the dugong

Unlike the manatees, the tail of the dugong is "fluked", resembling that of whales and dolphins.

<tr><th bgcolor=pink>Binomial name <tr><td align="center">Dugong dugon </table> The Dugong (Dugong dugon) is the smallest member of the order Sirenia (which also includes the manatees and Steller's Sea Cow).

by Bish Brown The dugong is a large mammal inhabiting silty inlets offshore from Abu Dhabi.

In reality, dugongs are far from dangerous.

Limitations of Conservation Strategy Dugong is a long-lived animal with a life span of up to 70 years, a minimum pre-reproductive period of 9-10 years, and an estimated mean calving interval of 3-7 years.

Relatives Dugongs are more closely related to elephants than to marine mammals such as whales and dolphins, but their closest living aquatic relatives are the manatees.

This seems to be an interesting mistake because dugongs are "slow moving herbivores with noses shaped like vacuum cleaners.

The Dugong (Dugong dugon) is the smallest member of the order Sirenia (which also includes the manatees and Steller's Sea Cow). (Full text)

Though they can grow to well over two meters and weigh 360 kilograms, dugongs are no match for the nets. (Full text)

html Dugong: The Dugong (Dugong dugon) is the smallest member of the order Sirenia (which also includes the manatees and Steller's Sea Cow). (Full text)

Manatees and dugongs are large, gentle animals that spend their whole lives in the water. (Full text)

Links Further information Dugongs are large grey mammals which spend their entire lives in the sea. (Full text)

Dugongs are a member of the sirenian family now considered to be an endangered species, but they are still surviving at Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia. (Full text)

Dugongs are in danger of extinction, according to a report recently issued by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (Full text)

Today, the dugong (Dugong dugon) is the only surviving member of the Dugongidae family. (Full text)

Elandra, our Dugong Ambassador (scientific name Dugong dugon), is named after an Aboriginal word meaning "Lives by the Sea". (Full text)

Dugong dugon The Dugong (Dugong dugon) is the smallest member of the order Sirenia (which also includes the manatees and Steller's Sea Cow). (Full text)

The dugong is a snub-nosed mammal that has inspired myths of mermaids and sirens among seafarers because of its dolphin-like tail. (Full text)

Any harm done on the dugong is now punishable by law. (Full text)

• The dugong (Dugong dugon) is the only herbivorous mammal that is strictly marine, and is the only extant species in the Family Dugongidae. (Full text)

• Throughout much of its range, the dugong is believed to be represented by relict populations separated by large areas where its numbers have been greatly reduced or where it is already extirpated. (Full text)