Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...
Dugongs catch cold Dugongs in one of Australia's largest populations appear to be getting sick and dying as a result of exposure to cold water, say researchers. If confirmed, the findings may have ...
The dugong, an ocean mammal once mistaken for mermaids by sailors, has been declared 'functionally extinct' in China. New research shows a rapid decrease in numbers in the country from the 1970s ...
Long regarded as Sirenas or Mermaids by the mariners of old, gentle Dugongs (Dugong dugon) inhabit shallow waters of the Coral Triangle, wherever seagrass is most abundant. Long regarded as Sirenas or ...
Maputo, Mozambique – One dugong (Dugong dugon), an endangered species in Mozambique and in the world, was found dead in Inhassoro, Inhambane province, near the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park (BNAP ...
Dugongs, a marine species, dwell in shallow waters and are strictly herbivorous animals that have been referred to as the cows of the sea. These enormous vegetarians can be found in warm coastal ...
The distribution among size and reproductive classes of the digenean Lankatrematoides gardneri was recorded from the pancreatic ducts of 41 dugongs from the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea.
The dugong, often referred to as a "mermaid," washed ashore on Con Dao. Photo: Dang Lam Authorities transported the dugong’s body. Photo: Dang Lam On the afternoon of August 19, locals in the Con Dao ...
Two dugongs stranded earlier this week on an island in eastern Indonesia, but only one survived and returned to the sea. With conservation authorities unable to go to the site due to COVID-19 ...
A major international study published in the peer-reviewed open-access journal, PeerJ, has formally identified a new species of ancient marine mammal discovered in Qatar, naming it Salwasiren ...
The Journal of Mammalogy is the flagship publication of the American Society of Mammalogists. Published since 1919, the highly respected international scientific journal promotes interest in and ...
Legend has it that lonely sailors mistook them for beautiful, mythical mermaids. But as it turns out, the muse behind these beguiling sea nymphs was instead the dugong – a rather ungainly, gentle and ...
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