If you want to see a dugong in the wild, you'll need to know how to distinguish them from manatees. The good news is that this is very easy, because despite looking similar, there are some key ...

The dugong is a vulnerable animal still occasionally seen in other parts of the world . ... In the 20th century, dugongs were hunted for their meat, oil, bones, skin, and teeth, ...

A fossil reveals how a now-extinct species of dugong was swimming in the sea about 15 million years ago when it was preyed upon by a crocodile and a tiger shark. ... non-serrated teeth.

Once widespread in Indian waters, dugong numbers have fallen to an estimated 200 individuals, ... For this reason, dugongs rapidly regrow teeth in multiple iterations throughout their lives.

On the brink: The Endangered Species Act 07:57. The dugong, also known as a "sea cow," is extinct in China, scientists say. Researchers from Zoological Society of London and the Chinese Academy of ...

The fossil of an extremely unlucky dugong has been uncovered. The old sea cow had a pretty bad day about 20 million years ago when it was eaten by both a crocodile and a shark.

The dugong, an ocean mammal once mistaken for mermaids by sailors, has been declared 'functionally extinct' in China.. New research shows a rapid decrease in numbers in the country from the 1970s ...

The dugong, a gentle giant of the ocean, is now "functionally extinct" in China, a new study said Wednesday. There have been no records of dugongs in China's waters since 2008, researchers from ...

The dugong, a gentle marine mammal, has officially been declared extinct in China, a study has found. In findings published by the Zoological Society of London in the journal Royal Society Open ...