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What other names does the narwhal whale go by?
They are also known as sea cows and dugongs.
Which endangered mammal is known as the sea cow?
Manatees and dugongs are sea cows. They're called cows because they're similar to cows, as they chew their food for eight hours a day.
What is an example of sirenia?
Dugongs and manatees are members of sirenia.
How many babys do steller's sea cows have?
Steller's Sea Cows became extinct in 1768. Dugongs and manatees, which are related to Steller's Sea Cows, only have one calf at a time so it's very probable that Sea Cows only had one calf at a time as well.
What is another name for sea cow?
Sea cows belong to the order Sirenia. There are two kinds of sea cows, manatees and dugongs. They are called sea cows because they are similar to sea cows, as they chew on their food (sea grass, corals, etc...) for eight hours a day.
What is vanuatu national animal?
Vanuatu's national animal is the Dolphin. E.Jas.a
Do dugongs sleep?
all sea creatures sleep
What mammal that lives at the sea that eat only sea grass?
Manatees and dugongs.
What is another name for manatees?
Sometimes they are known as sea coww becayse they are fat like cows and they live in the sea.
What is the adaptation of the sea cow?
Sea cows, which live in the ocean, are also known as manatees and dugongs. The large, grey-colored manatee and dugong is a herbivorous aquatic mammal that eats kelp and sea grasses. The manatee and the dugong both have a horizontal tail shaped like a paddle at their hind end and two flippers on their sides. In the past, sailors mistook manatees for mythical mermaids. The sea cow population is decreasing mostly because of habitat loss, but fishing structures can also cause stress for sea cows.
What are three herbivores of the pacific ocean?
sea turtles manatees and dugongs
What mammal live in th sea?
Whales dolphins seals sea lions manatees walruses dugongs and more
