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The ABC's beloved nature nerd, Dr Ann Jones, is on a mission to uncover the secret lives of some of the world's most elusive ...
Here’s a twist: despite a title that suggests yet another UK crime series involving a lead who resorts to murder to conceal ...
Orcas have long been revered for their intelligence, adaptability, and group-hunting strategies. But one scientific review ...
Do whales, dolphins and dugongs really exist in Malaysian waters? Yes, they do — and they’re not just passing through. They ...
It took a thrashing bull shark for the normally cheery Dr Ann Jones to admit she was a “bit scared” on her new nature series.
In Moreton Bay, Dr Ann gets in the water with a dugong as part of the world's largest dugong health check. A critical mission ...
The dugong is an interesting animal with ties to many other species. At about three meters in length and weighing over 400 kg, its large stature makes it more closely related to elephants than to ...
Qatar is home to the second-largest dugong population in the world after Australia, as its waters host large numbers of these animals, particularly in the seagrass-rich areas of the Arabian Gulf.
Historically, dugongs were hunted for their tusks, meat and even their tears, which were used for their supposed aphrodisiac properties. They have been protected under Thai law since 1961. Today, ...
Dugongs, a member of the same animal order as three species of manatees, are a vulnerable species, most commonly found throughout Indonesia and Malaysia and along the northern coast of Australia ...
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Chalermchai Sri-on is scheduled to visit Trang on Saturday to assess the dugong population and the crisis of seagrass ecosystem degradation.