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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.
Do you breathe in or breathe out more water vapour?
You breathe out more water vapour then when you breathe in
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 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.
How long can a dugong stay in the water?
Dugongs are aquatic mammals, they spend their whole life in the water.
Who does dugong evolve into?
Dugong does not evolve.
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.
Does a dugong live in an ocean environment?
Yes, a dugong lives in an ocean enviroment.
Is a dugong herbivorous?
Yes, a dugong is a herbivore
How did a dugong die?
While in water, dugongs lay on the water. As you wait it will die after several minutes after laying down.
