What You Need To Know There are now sandbag locations open around the county — and they will remain open every day until the end of hurricane season, Nov. 30. The county says the only thing you ...

Did you know that manatees used to be eaten? I'm not saying they should be, but they used to be! In the past, sea cows ...

Beyond Dubai's glamour, the UAE holds lesser-known treasures. Al Rafisah Dam offers serene views. The Ghost Village of Al ...

The dugong, often dubbed the “sea cow,” is a marine mammal that has roamed the warm coastal waters from East Africa to Australia for millions of years. It is closely related to the manatee, with both ...

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 ...

The undersea world is an amazing one. There are countless species beneath the surface, all engaging in fascinating activities that you have to see to believe. Case in point: the dugong. As you’ll see ...

The serene waters of the Indo-Pacific region harbor one of the ocean’s most gentle giants—the dugong. Often called “sea cows” alongside their manatee cousins, dugongs (Dugong dugon) are the only ...

Dugongs are part of the broader manatee family, though they differ in several aspects, including their fluked tails. A related species, Steller's Sea Cow, was hunted to extinction by humans, but the ...

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 ...

Dugong Banner image (from left: Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, by David Hinkel. Manatee, courtesy of NOAA’s National Ocean Service.