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Author: Julien Willem
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Some facts about the
Dugong
Adult weight : 360 kg (792 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 73 years
Female maturity :3470 days
Male maturity : 3470 days
Gestation : 374 days
Weaning : 548 days
Litter size : 1
Interval between litters : 1521 days
Weight at birth : 27.5 kg (60.5 lbs)
Dugong
Order : Sirenia
Family : Dugongidae
Species : Dugong dugon
The Dugong (Dugong dugon) is the smallest member of the order of Sirenia. It derives its name from the Malay language, where duyung means "lady of the sea" or "mermaid". Their diet consists of sea grass (they are often called sea cows) on which they feed one to five meters below the surface and can grow up to three meters in length. Occasionally they feed on algae and crab. Dugongs are more strictly marine than manatees. Dungongs are listed as an endangered species. There are some excellent dugong movies on the internet here.
The Dugong, sea cow is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Australia, Bahrain, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, TimorLeste, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Vietnam and Yemen
1. dugong, Dugong dugon -- (sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate)
dugong
Dugong dugon
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