Dugongs

• Be on the look out for dugong when you're in areas that they are known to inhabit or feed (for example, Dugong Protection Areas and shallow seagrass beds).
• Slow down your vessel to a no-wake speed (less than 10 knots) in these areas.
• Anchor away from seagrass beds where possible.
• Communicate with any other vessels in the vicinity of a dugong to avoid unduly disturbing it.
• Do not approach in a vessel closer than 50 metres of a dugong- if a dugong appears closer than 50 metres, move away from it very slowly.
• Do not approach in an aircraft within 300 metres altitude or within 300 metres horizontal radius of a dugong.
• Do not swim, dive or get in the water with a dugong.
• Do not feed, touch, grab, chase or harass a dugong.
• Avoid making loud noises and sudden movements when around dugong.
• Never separate a female dugong from her calf.
• Brief your passengers on the appropriate behaviour and legal requirements for the protection of dugong. Ensure you have appropriately trained or experienced staff to conduct the briefings.
• Ensure a staff member is monitoring the dugong's behaviour.
• Provide information about dugong in your onboard interpretation.

Manatees and dugongs are in the order Sirenia. The word Sirenia comes from the Greek word siren, which means mermaid, but they are not necessarily mermaids. Columbus, on his voyage, wrote in his logbook that he had seen mermaids, but not necessarily as beautiful as what people thought they'd be. Nowadays, we think that he'd probably seen manatees,

The blow hole has moved back over time. Scientists believe that the blow hole used to be where the nose is for us. Now it is father back.

Their eyes are adapted to land and water.

Just the one, Dugong dugon. However the dugong is closely related to the manatees, of which there are 3 species.

A dugong calf can weigh as much as 35 kilograms when it is born. This marine mammal is found in many oceans throughout the world.

Dugongs bear one calf at a time after an approximately 13-month gestation. The calf nurses for two years and reaches sexual maturity between the ages of 8-18, longer than in most other mammals. Despite the longevity of the Dugong, which may live for fifty years or more, females give birth only a few times during their life and invest considerable parental care in their young.

They live in waters mainly of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, and southwest Pacific Ocean. They are herbivore marine mammals. Their species is vulnerable which is near to become endagered.

Nope

The dugong is closely related to the manatee.

It uses it for breeding purpose's. go to the link bellow to find out more.

Yes, dugong are warm-blooded mammals.

types of fish

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Yes, they are very cute! But at times they look a little weird.

five or six

Dugongs have whiskers, or tactile hairs, primarily for sensory purposes. These whiskers help them navigate and find food in their underwater environment, allowing them to detect subtle changes in their surroundings, especially in murky waters where visibility is low. The whiskers enhance their ability to forage for seagrass, their primary diet, by providing tactile feedback as they graze along the ocean floor.

the reasons they are endangered are

killed by boats, suffication of nets, lost of habitat and eatble flesh

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dugongs are getting kiled from boats running over them and they are getting hunted

No. They are mammals, and all mammals are warm-blooded.

A dugong is an aquatic mammal that is distinguished from the manatees by its forked tail. It is found in warm coastal waters from East Africa to Australia.

While in water, dugongs lay on the water. As you wait it will die after several minutes after laying down.

Yes. Dugong are found in temperate and tropical waters around the world, including Australian waters.