Researchers believe that the fossil's origin indicates that ancient relatives of manatees (sea cows) and dugongs had already entered Egypt's desert by the time the late Eocene period arrived.

length, manatees are easily bruised or drowned ... Whose Asian cousin, the dugong, is believed to have inspired ancient sailors to spin the first mermaid yarns. Contact us at [email protected] ...

The now-extinct species of dugong, a manatee-like marine mammal, was swimming in the sea about 15 million years ago when it ...

Zoologists refer to manatees and dugongs as "sea cows" but a simple internet search might return the more playful moniker "floaty potatoes." Now, imagine a 24,000-pound version, twice the size of ...

Famed for their gentle, slow-moving nature, sea cows (manatees and dugongs) are aquatic mammals closely related to the elephant. Now, their bone chemistry can be revealed for the very first time, ...

DESCRIPTION: The dugong is a marine mammal related to the manatee. It averages nine feet in length and weighs 550 to 1,000 pounds. The Okinawa dugong is slate gray to gray bronze in color and its tail ...

Kasetsart University's marine ecologist Thon Thamrongnawasawat has called for Thai people to preserve dugongs, saying that ...

The disappearance of dugongs would not only be a loss for Thailand’s waters; it would be a loss for the entire world. However, there is still time to change their fate and protect these gentle giants, ...

The new method was also successfully tested using a DNA sample from a dead dugong found in March 2019 in Okinawa. Manatees are a species closely related to dugongs, but manatee DNA copies cannot ...

Both the dugong and manatee depend on seagrass as a main dietary resource. This project educates locals on the importance of seagrass conservation for the dugongs, the overall marine environment ...