BANGKOK — A baby dugong, a large ocean mammal, that has developed an attachment to humans after being separated from its mother and getting lost off southern Thailand is being nurtured by marine ...

What can be termed as a rare sighting, the team of researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) have spotted a Dugong also known as sea cow feeding in Andaman waters. WII Director, Virendra ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The placement of dugongs on Japan’s list of critically endangered species is not expected to delay the planned construction of a Marine Corps air station in the sea mammals’ ...

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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A sick baby dugong beloved in Thailand has died with bits of plastic in her stomach, officials reported Saturday. “Mariam” was adopted by the Thai public and became an internet sensation after being ...

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 ...

Seagrass meadows in Johor harbor have three times more juvenile fish than coral reefs, scientists have found. They also found that the dugong herds there prefer certain types of meadows over others.