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- In the Philippines, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued Administrative Order No. 55, Series of 1991, which made the Dugong the first marine mammal to be protected in Philippine waters.
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[6] [7] [8] The name was first adopted and popularized by the French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, as "dugon" in Histoire Naturelle (1765), after descriptions of the animal from the island of Leyte in the Philippines.
Nov 1, 2016 · The name Dugong was derived from the Tagalog word of northern Philippines, which means “lady of the sea.” Muller classified it as Trichechus Dugon in 1776, and indicated that the Type Locality was from the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) to the Philippines.
Apr 27, 2023 · In the Philippines, dugongs are commonly found in the waters around Palawan, particularly in the Dugong Protection Zone in Busuanga. These gentle creatures are considered to be a symbol of marine biodiversity and are protected by law in the country.
The dugong was first classified by Müller in 1776 as Trichechus dugon (PD 2008a), a member of the manatee genus previously defined by Linnaeus (PD 2008b). It was later assigned as the type species of Dugong by Lacépède (PD 2008c) and further classified within its own family by Gray (PD 2008d), and subfamily by Simpson (PD 2008e).
- Mammalia
- Sirenia
- Animalia
- Chordata
In the Philippines, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued Administrative Order No. 55, Series of 1991, which made the Dugong the first marine mammal to be protected in Philippine waters.
Learn more about the dugong. The dugong is the only herbivorous marine mammal found in the Philippines. It used to be distributed throughout the archipelago but due to their habitat being very close to the shore, where seagrass, their main diet are found, they are constantly subjected to multiple human activities that now threatens their survival.
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Nov 9, 2012 · Early sightings of dugongs by sailors are believed to have given rise to the legend of the mermaids. The name dugong itself comes from the Malayan "duyong" which means "mermaid". The Steller's Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), the dugong's closest relative, was discovered on Bering Island in 1741.
