Why are dugongs endangered? The cousin of the manatee has been put on the vulnerable list, elevating awareness about the marine animal's population.

Dugongs and manatees also live in different regions. African manatees inhabit the west coast of Africa, while West Indian and American manatees are found in coastal waters from Florida to Brazil.

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The dugong, a manatee-like creature that is thought to have inspired myths about mermaids, has been declared extinct in China. There have been no verified sightings by scientists of the dugong in ...

Also at risk is the manatee’s elusive cousin, the dugong (Dugong dugon), found across the warm coastal waters of the Indian and Western Pacific oceans.In Asia, dugongs once ranged widely from ...

Manatee relative, 700 new species now facing extinction The dugong is among 700 now deemed at risk of extinction. FILE - Serena, a dugong, swims at the Toba Aquarium in Toba, Japan on Sept. 5, 2012.

The now-extinct species of dugong, a manatee-like marine mammal, was swimming in the sea about 15 million years ago when it was preyed upon by two animals: a crocodile and a tiger shark.

The dugong, a manatee-like creature that is thought to have inspired myths about mermaids, has been declared extinct in China. There have been no verified sightings by scientists of the dugong in ...

The dugong, a manatee-like creature that is thought to have inspired myths about mermaids, has been declared extinct in China. There have been no verified sightings by scientists of the dugong in ...

The dugong, a manatee-like creature that is thought to have inspired myths about mermaids, has been declared extinct in China. There have been no verified sightings by scientists of the dugong in ...