Dugongs

**DUGONGS**



For more info please access about Dugongs- [|www.environment.gov.au] __**The dugong (//Dugong dugon//) is a large [|marine mammal] which, together with the [|manatees], is one of four living species of the order [|Sirenia]. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family [|Dugongidae]; its closest modern relative, [|Steller's sea cow] (//Hydrodamalis gigas//), was hunted to [|extinction] in the 18th century. It is also the only sirenian in its range, which spans the waters of at least 37 countries throughout the [|Indo-Pacific], though the majority of dugongs live in the northern waters of [|Australia] between [|Shark Bay] and [|Moreton Bay]. The dugong is the only strictly-marine herbivorous mammal, as all species of manatee utilise fresh water to some degree.**__

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