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Dugongs are mammals, and mammals CANNOT BREATHE UNDERWATER, but they can hold their breath for a few minutes.

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How do dugongs breathe?

Through special nostrils. The nostrils of a dugong are closed when submerged in water, and since a dugong is a mammal, it cannot breathe oxygen from inside the water. When they want to breathe, they push their nostrils above the water surface, when they're underwater, nostrils are shut to prevent water from entering.


Do dugong live in fresh water or salt water?

Dugong live and graze in the coastal kelp beds of the Ocean


What is the scientific name for a Dugong?

Dugong dugon is the scientific name for a Dugong.


What is the latin name for Dugong?

The Latin name of the dugong is the Dugonginae Dugong, or for short, D. Dugong.


Do you breathe in or breathe out more water vapour?

You breathe out more water vapour then when you breathe in


How long can a dugong stay in the water?

Dugongs are aquatic mammals, they spend their whole life in the water.


Do you breathe water?

We do not breathe in the water as we can't breathe dissolved oxygen.Dissolved oxygen are oxygen that are dissolved into the water.


Who does dugong evolve into?

Dugong does not evolve.


Does a dugong live in an ocean environment?

Yes, a dugong lives in an ocean enviroment.


How do dugong act?

They are very slow swimmers and feed on the grass or water plants at the bottom of the water system they are in.


Is a dugong herbivorous?

Yes, a dugong is a herbivore


Can octopuses breathe out of water and how do they do it?

Yes, octopuses can breathe out of water. They have gills that extract oxygen from the air, allowing them to breathe when they are not in the water.