Where is the big dugong

Dugongs can be found in coastal waters from the western Pacific Ocean to the eastern coast of Africa. Dugongs are strictly marine mammals, unlike manatees which require freshwater phases during their life cycle. Dugongs are highly dependent upon seagrass habitat for feeding, restricting its range to coastal regions where seagrass meadows can be found.

Dugongs have powerful downturned, bristled, sensitive snouts which allows them to feed in the seagrass, kind of like a vacuum cleaner. When seagrass is scarce they may eat algae and sometimes even invertebrates like jellyfish, sea squirts and shellfish.

Feeding tend to occur at very shallow depths of only 1 to 5 meters. Dugongs become mature between 8 and 18 years of age. When males are mature, tusks will become visible.

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