As you’ll see in this amazing YouTube video, dugongs are famous for moving along the ocean floor like vacuum ... What appears to be a dugong vacuuming the ocean floor is actually a dugong eating.

The dugong developed an infection after eating plastic in the ocean, according to a report. The sea animal that captured hearts across Thailand and the world has died, officials told The Guardian.

A dugong in the Philippines has two sets of companions, streamlined remoras and striped golden jacks. ... In fact, they only want to eat what the shrimp goby feeds his shrimp.

Dugongs are pretty diligent creatures when it comes to food. Compare it with its closest cousin: ... Everyone wants a piece of the dugong, and they’re just out here trying to eat.

Marium, a lost baby dugong, gets a hug from an official of Thailand's Department of Marine and Coastal Resources. The 8-month-old mammal, who captured hearts online, died after biologists believe ...

An orphaned dugong dubbed ‘the nation's sweetheart’ has died in Thailand after eating plastic waste. The eight-month-old sea cow called 'Marium' captured hearts in Thailand after images of ...

An orphaned dugong, made famous after it was rescued earlier this year in Thailand, has died. ... The eight-month-old dugong was found ill a week ago and refused to eat.

SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium is petitioning for a dugong emoji to stoke interest in dugong conservation and celebrate Pig the dugong's 21st birthday. ... and eat a wider variety of foods.

Eating dugongs may harm kidneys. Monday, 28 August 2006 Anna Salleh ABC. Torres Strait Islanders with diabetes may be placing their kidneys under further strain by eating dugongs contaminated with ...

BANGKOK (AP) — An 8-month-old dugong nurtured by marine experts after it was found lost near a beach in southern Thailand has died of what biologists believe was a combination of shock and ...

High cadmium levels in dugongs and turtles in Australia's north may be affecting the kidneys of Torres Strait Islanders who eat these animals as delicacies, preliminary research suggests.

Thailand's lost baby dugong dies from shock, eating plastic. by PITCHA DANGPRASITH Associated Press. Sun, August 18th 2019 at 9:23 PM. Updated Sun, August 18th 2019 at 10:48 AM. 3. VIEW ALL PHOTOS.