You're missing out if you've never heard of the dugong. These cousins of the manatee closely resemble their Florida family, as they are large and gray herbivores that float peacefully through the ...

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.

A giant, gentle sea creature that belongs to the manatee family is now “functionally extinct” in China with no sightings recorded since 2008, a new study said Wednesday. The dugong, a strictly ...

The dugong, a relative of the fabled manatee, has been declared functionally extinct in the region. Skip to content. Watch Live. Home. News. Sport. Business. Innovation. Culture ...

The dugong is a large and docile marine mammal that lives from the eastern coast of Africa to the western Pacific Ocean. Sign in or Subscribe See Offers. Sign In: Login. Forgot password?

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.

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The Japanese government is ending its search for the dugong, an endangered cousin of the manatee, in waters off Okinawa where a controversial Marine Corps runway is under ...

The dugong, a relative of the fabled manatee, has been declared functionally extinct in the region.

Manatee relative, 700 new species now facing extinction Dec 8, 2022, 5:01 PM | Updated: Dec 12, 2022, 6:13 pm FILE - Serena, a dugong, swims at the Toba Aquarium in Toba, Japan on Sept. 5, 2012.