A deceased dugong (sea cow) was discovered washed ashore near the seawall in Marihatag, Surigao del Sur, prompting an ...

DESCRIPTION: The dugong is a marine mammal related to the manatee. It averages nine feet in length and weighs 550 to 1,000 pounds. The Okinawa dugong is slate gray to gray bronze in color and its tail ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – The U.S. Department of Defense must reassess the impacts of a controversial new military base on Okinawa in order to protect the endangered Okinawa dugong, a manatee-like marine ...

Unlike their manatee cousins, they never go into fresh water, so are considered the only completely herbivorous marine mammal, according to Oceana. Dugongs and manatees are easy to tell apart ...

A dead dugong was discovered in Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental, prompting an investigation into its cause of death and ...

Dugong Adventure has recently teamed up with King's College Doha to promote sustainability and raise awareness abou ...

The dugong, regarded as the inspiration for ancient seafaring tales of mermaids, is a mammal species that feeds mostly on seagrass. The waters around Japan’s southwestern Nansei Islands ...

Two brave fishermen from the Philippines began the year by saving the life of a trapped dugong or sea cow, the ancient sea mammal generally credited with being the origin of the mermaid myth. Manila, ...

The Indian Ocean is the third largest body of water on Earth at more than 6,000 miles wide and covering 13% of the world's surface. It is home to 5,000 species of fish, many of which only exist in ...

The Navy seized two carcasses of rare Dugongs (large marine mammal) in Mannar and arrested the fishermen who had them in their possession last week. The suspects were handed over to the police while ...

with adult dugongs consuming up to 30 kg of seagrass daily, said Sirius Ng, a PhD student studying marine mammals at the NUS. As they are found in only areas rich in seagrass, it indicates that ...

In the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean, the seafloor is sandy and covered with short sea grasses. The tropical ...