Baby dugongs are born after a gestation period of about 13 to 14 months. The mother typically gives birth to a single calf in shallow waters, where the calf can easily reach the surface to breathe. After birth, the mother helps the calf to swim and encourages it to start feeding on seagrass, which is their primary diet. The calf stays close to the mother for protection and nourishment during its early months.
What is the latin name for Dugong?
The Latin name of the dugong is the Dugonginae Dugong, or for short, D. Dugong.
What looks similar to dugongs?
Like manatees, they are large, plump, serene and gorgeous vegetarian aqautic mammals. See links for pictures.
Is there an organization helping to save the Dugongs?
There is an organisation that is called Dugongs Reach-out.
How many spices of Dugongs are left?
Marine biologists from Berkeley University conducted research in dugong spices in 1987-8, surveying 113 dugongs off the coast of Australia, Indonesia and Africa. They found that most dugongs only keep one or two common spices in their pantries such as oregano or bay leaves, with 5% keeping 3 or 4 (usually fennel or powdered ginger) and 12% keeping no spices. It is thought that dugongs used to keep many more spices as recently as the late 19th century and that the numbers have only recently dwindled, probably as a result of pollution making it harder to keep spices fresh underwater.
Why is the dugong easy prey for sharks?
Sea cows (manatees and dugongs) are easy prey for most predators, because they are very vulnerable. It can't go fast or fight back. It can't even look behind it without moving its whole body.
What is the song Dugong about?
Dugongs and how their name sounds like my friend Dugan. hahahahaha sorry Dugan. You're awesome.
Dugong, also known as "sea cows", are herbivores. They feed mainly on seagrass, with a preference for small varieties such as Halophilia ovalis and Halodule uninervis. They will eat the entire plant including the rhizomes, roots and leaves, and have actually been known to "crop" of "farm" their favourite seagrasses.
Dugong may eat up to 40kg of seagrass per day. They also eat roots and leaves of some other marine plants.
the dugongs niche is eating large amounts of seaweed and seagrass, filtering out and biosediments. Herbert! It also gets the freshwater air and breathes it out and circulates it in the water so that the grass gets Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen so it can photosynthesis!
What is the body covering of dugong?
A dugong, which is a marine mammal, has a body covering of skin, much like the dolphin.
well, it is actually spelled decomposer. they are fungi that break down dead things, such as mushroom, or mold
do you mean species? if so, there are 364 species according to most marine biologists.