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Dugong images (Dugong dugon) - stock photos, illustrations & facts of the only surviving herbivorous marine mammal family of Dugongidae Conservation status | Vulnerable Scientific classification | Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Sirenia > Family: Dugongidae > Subfamily: Dugonginae > Genus: Dugong > Species: D. dug...
The dugong (/ ˈ d (j) uː ɡ ɒ ŋ /; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees.
The dugong is an aquatic mammal with thick, tough, and smooth skin. The skin color of newborn dugongs is pale cream, darkening as they age, becoming deep slate gray on the sides and dorsum. The body of the dugong is sparsely covered with hair, and the muzzle exhibits bristles.
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May 9, 2018 · The dugong is a medium-sized marine mammal who is the only surviving representative of the Dugongidae family. Out of the Sirenia Order that also includes three manatees’ species, the dugong is the fourth living species.
A dugong was the only completely marine mammal that had a diet consisting solely of seagrass. View the cutest and most interesting Dugong pictures on the internet on AZ Animals.
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Facts. Dugongs are large mammals that live in the sea. They stay close to the coast and live in places where seagrass grows. They live in over 40 different countries. Vanuatu is the easterly edge of their range. They can. live for 70 years. Dugongs are herbivores and eat seagrass. They eat a lot of seagrass, up to 40kg a day.
