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Jun 5, 2012 · Along the coast of Abu Dhabi, development is spilling into the sea, smothering the sea grass beds that nourish rare marine mammals called dugongs. Subscribe...
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The waters off Qatar are home to the world’s second-largest population of dugongs, sea mammals that eat underwater grass.Usually, they like to move alone, or...
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- Al Jazeera English
In the lagoon formed by the Great Barrier Reef grows fields of sea grass that house a plethora of sea creatures, one of them being the Dugong. Subscribe: ht...
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Feb 27, 2024 · First off, location, location, location. Dugongs are the globetrotters of the Sirenia world, hanging out in the warmer waters of the Indo-Pacific. Manatees, on the other hand, are the homebodies, sticking to the Atlantic Ocean and its adjoining rivers and estuaries. Then there’s the tail tale.
Jul 10, 2023 · New aerial technology is helping researchers survey dugongs across Queensland’s coast to better protect this iconic marine mammal. Dugongs are coastal marine mammals of high conservation and cultural value, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Current Population Trend: Decreasing. These enormous vegetarians can be found in warm coastal waters from East Africa to Australia, including the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and Pacific....
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A new aerial effort tracks the marks they leave behind. A dugong, also known as a sea cow, in a protected marine reserve in the Philippines. On the mammal’s underside, remora fish snack on ...
