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.

Case in point: the dugong. As you’ll see in this amazing YouTube video, dugongs are famous for moving along the ocean floor like vacuum cleaners, appearing to suck up.

Once widespread in Indian waters, dugong numbers have fallen to an estimated 200 individuals, ... Unlike manatees, dugongs are shy creatures, ...

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 ...

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) has announced the detection of two dugong deaths on the beaches. Initial assessments indicate the two creatures may have been entangled ...

A baby dugong named Marium, separated from her mother, has become an internet hit in Thailand. See the adorable video of her with human caretakers. Meet cuddly baby dugong Marium, a manatee-like ...

A baby dugong named Marium, separated from her mother, has become an internet hit in Thailand. See the adorable video of her with human caretakers.

Dugongs and manatees are easy to tell apart because of the shape of their tails. While manatees have a large, rounded and almost spoon-like tail, the tail of a dugong is fluked, ...

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 ...