A dugong has a nose flap but the manatee does not. And the manatee cannot stay as long as the dugong can
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Another clear distinction between a dugong and a manatee is the tail. Manatees tails are more rounded like a paddle, whereas a dugongs tail looks more like the flukes of a whale.
NO!!!!!!! a dugong is related to a manatee and a sea cow but they are not the same thing
The dugong is closely related to the manatee.
Either a Manatee or a Dugong.
The Manatee and the Dugong.
sea cows i think Answer 2 Dugong
No, dugongs are related to the manatee, and they prefer warmer waters.
a dorsal fin
a dorsal fin
The Manatee species listed as "endangered" by the US Fish and Wildlife Services, Endangered Species List are the following; * Amazonian manatee-- Trichechus inunguis * West Indian manatee--Trichechus manatus * Dugong--Dugong dugon For more details, please see the sites listed below.
Manatee, Dugong, Green Sea Turtle, and Parrot Fish
The order Sirenia includes only the Dugong and three or four species of manatees (the Dwarf Manatee may or may not be a separate species).
All species of manatee have fingernails, apart from the the Amazonian manatee and the dugong, they do not have fingernails.