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Dugongs
The dugong is a large fully aquatic, herbivorous marine mammal belonging to the order Sirenia. Having similar features to a manatee, it is easily distinguished by it's fluked tail. This category explores the distribution, habitats, feeding habits, reproduction and parental care of these unique marine mammal; plus much more.
146 Questions
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.
Yes. Dugongs and manatees are marine mammals but unlike dolphins they are herbivores. Dugongs subsist on sea grass.
Yes of course they are.Dugongs (DEW.gonGs) are being killed by boats, suffocation of nets, loss of habitat and destruction of breeding grounds.
They are also being hunted for there edible flesh.
Endangered -- VERY endangered
Yes. Dugong are marine mammals, and all mammals have skin. Dugong are not related to fish, which have scales.
They are hunted for their fleash and blubber and to make oil
the dugong has had nothing that has been done to help
Are Dugongs dangerous to humans?
the reasons they are endangered are
killed by boats, suffication of nets, lost of habitat and eatble flesh
What are the Dugongs natural predators?
It is seawatercrocodiles and fisherman and yerrr hope u find some more out xo;;:D
How long have Dugongs been endangered?
They have a lifespan similar to that of humans, approx. 70 years.
Do dugong live in fresh water or salt water?
Dugong live and graze in the coastal kelp beds of the Ocean
The dugongs life cycle is its birth stage, calf stage and adult stage. The dugong is called a calf between 12 to 70 years of age and when its born it weighs 25kg to 35kg and is about a netre in length. The female dugong then has a baby which happens every 3-7 years. Its lifespan is 70years of age so once it reaches it, it could live for longer or die.
What can people do to save the Dugongs?
we can save the dolphins by telling the people that dolphins is our friend and she do not hurt us
How do humans help the Dugongs survive in their own environment?
how do dugongs communicate with other animals and humans
What are facts about a dugong?
The dugong (Dugong dugon) is the only living species of the family Dugongidae (following the 18th century extinction of Steller's Sea Cow) and together with the three species of manatee forms the aquatic mammalian order Sirenia. While all sirenians are herbivores, manatees use fresh water freely, making the dugong the only strictly-marine herbivorous mammal. It is the only sirenian in its range, which spans the shallow waters of at least 37 countries and territories in the Indo-Pacific; however, the majority of dugongs live in the northern waters of Australia between Shark Bay and Moreton Bay. Its historic range is believed to correspond to that of certain seagrasses, which the dugong is specialized towards. Like all sirenians, the dugong has a fusiform body with paddle-like forelimbs and no dorsal fin or hindlimbs. It is easily distinguished from the manatees by its fluked, dolphin-like tail, but also possesses a unique skull and teeth. The dugong grows two incisors (tusks) which are largest in males, and unlike the manatees, its teeth do not continually grow back via horizontal tooth replacement. The IUCN lists the dugong as a species vulnerable to extinction. The primary causes for population declines are anthropogenic, and include hunting, habitat degradation, and fishing-related fatalities. With its long lifespan and slow rate of reproduction, the dugong is especially vulnerable to these types of exploitation. In addition, dugongs are threatened by storms, parasites, and their natural predators, sharks, Killer Whales, and crocodiles. The name dugong originated from the Malay language duyung meaning lady of the sea or mermaid.
Although dugongs are known to make many migrations in order to find food or warmer waters, dugongs can breed at any part of their habitat. Dugongs live in shallow water off the coasts of eastern Africa, western India, northern and western Australia, and all around the coasts of the Indonesian, Philippine, and New Guinean islands. Dugongs typically breed in late summer.
What is being done to save dugongs?
We can protect them by Less water pollution, Lack of fishing in the ocean, Reduce the number of Boats we send out and less flesh eating mammals we have in the ocean.
