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     The Dugong: Nature's Mystery Mermaid (Wildlife Documentary) | Real Wild

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     What in the World is a Dugong? | National Geographic

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     Dugong Facts: the ORIGINAL MERMAIDS 🧜 Animal Fact Files

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2. www.youtube.com › watchDugongs: The Real-Life Mermaids? - YouTube

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   Discover the fascinating world of dugongs, the gentle marine mammals that may have inspired mermaid legends! In this video, we'll explore the physical charac...

3. www.youtube.com › watchREAL LIFE MERMAIDS??! DUGONG - YouTube

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   Feb 2, 2021 · Today we talk about an animal that has been the inspiration for the mythological creature known as a mermaid, the dugong! I hope You all enjoy!#Mammal#Ocean#...

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4. www.youtube.com › watchDugongs: The Gentle Sea Cows of the Ocean - YouTube

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   These gentle giants are closely related to elephants and might have inspired mermaid myt... Discover the fascinating world of dugongs, also known as "sea cows."

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5. www.oneearth.org › species-of-the-week-dugongDugongs: the marine mammal that inspired the myth of mermaids

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   Apr 5, 2024 · The dugong, along with the manatee, is believed to be the inspiration for ancient seafaring tales of mermaids and sirens, their faces having been spied by explorers when they rose to the surface for a breath of air.

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   Aug 2, 2022 · Why would a 400kg marine mammal with a face that only another dugong might love be considered as the origin of myths about mermaids and sirens? This link is usually attributed to the dugong’s...

7. www.cnn.com › 2022/10/21 › middleeastDugongs: the aquatic mammals that inspired mermaids | CNN

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   Oct 21, 2022 · These elusive aquatic mammals are said to have inspired mermaids – but dugong habitats are shrinking and the species has long been listed as vulnerable.

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   Do dugongs have mermaids?

   • The mammary glands of females in the Sirenia genus are located on their upper bodies near their armpits, which are likely to have contributed to the reported ‘mermaid’ sightings of explorers and sailors. While manatees can be found in estuarine and fresh waters, dugongs are strictly marine mammals. They also possess a dolphin fluke-like tail.

   Myths in the Museum: The Dugong and the Mermaid

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   How is a dugong different from other marine mammals?

   • From a biological perspective, the dugong is quite different to other marine mammals. It is the only herbivorous mammal that spends all its life in the sea. Manatees and dugongs are more closely related to elephants and hyraxes than other marine mammals. Dugong feeding on seagrass. Credit: Sunphol Sorakul/ Getty Images

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   Are Dugong endangered?

   • With its long lifespan of 70 years or more and slow rate of reproduction, its populations are vulnerable to extinction. The dugong, along with the manatee, is believed to be the inspiration for ancient seafaring tales of mermaids and sirens, their faces having been spied by explorers when they rose to the surface for a breath of air.

   Dugongs: the marine mammal that inspired the myth of mermaids

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   What does a dugong look like?

   • Dugongs look like a cross between a walrus and a dolphin without a dorsal fin. From a biological perspective, the dugong is quite different to other marine mammals. It is the only herbivorous mammal that spends all its life in the sea. Manatees and dugongs are more closely related to elephants and hyraxes than other marine mammals.

   Dugong: real-world origin of mermaid mythology? - Cosmos

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   Are dugongs herbivorous?

   • A species of sea cow found throughout the warm latitudes of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, dugongs can grow to lengths of more than 13 feet and weights of over one ton. The dugong is the only exclusively marine mammal that is herbivorous. It grazes on sea grasses day and night, spending most of its life in sea beds.

   Dugongs: the marine mammal that inspired the myth of mermaids

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   How do dugongs perceive their environment?

   • Dugongs perceive their aquatic environments largely through touch, hydrodynamic reception and hearing; vision and taste are also likely important to some degree. They have sparse sensory hairs all over their bodies that function like the lateral lines of fishes. Dugongs are long-lived and slow-breeding.

   Dugong: real-world origin of mermaid mythology? - Cosmos

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9. blogs.ucl.ac.uk › researchers-in-museums › 2018Myths in the Museum: The Dugong and the Mermaid

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   Jul 21, 2018 · The mammary glands of females in the Sirenia genus are located on their upper bodies near their armpits, which are likely to have contributed to the reported ‘mermaid’ sightings of explorers and sailors. While manatees can be found in estuarine and fresh waters, dugongs are strictly marine mammals.