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Yes. Dugongs and manatees are marine mammals but unlike dolphins they are herbivores. Dugongs subsist on sea grass.
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∙ 9y agoNo, the dugong is the only strictly marine herbivorous mammal.
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∙ 12y agoYes. Dugong and other marine mammals are all placental mammals.
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∙ 14y agoYes because it feeds its young with milk.
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∙ 6y agoA Dugong is a placental mammal.
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Are dugongs cold blooded?
No. They are mammals, and all mammals are warm-blooded.
Do dugongs have skin?
Yes. Dugong are marine mammals, and all mammals have skin. Dugong are not related to fish, which have scales.
Are mantee's mammals?
Yes, in the family Sirenidae, with dugongs.
What is an aquatic placental mammal?
Aquatic placental mammals include dolphins, whales and dugongs.
How does dugong breathe in water?
Dugongs are mammals, and mammals CANNOT BREATHE UNDERWATER, but they can hold their breath for a few minutes.
How long can a dugong stay in the water?
Dugongs are aquatic mammals, they spend their whole life in the water.
Why do dugongs live where they live?
they dont i swam with them before and the water was freezing!
What kind of mammals are humpback whales?
They are called marine mammals, more specifically cetaceans (whales, dolphins) rather than manatees or dugongs, or semi-aquatic mammals such as seals, sea lions, and otters.
What do mammals that live under water eat?
Dugongs and manatees eat fleshy roots and leafs from underwater plants.
What enemies do flounder encounter?
Eels, dugongs, dolphins and other marine mammals, and large fish including sharks.
Do dugongs have backbones?
Yes. Dugongs are vertebrates.
Are Manatees and Dugong the largest sea herbivores?
Yes, they eat about a football field sized amount of grass each day. Making them the largest sea herbivores.
