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Dugong

Dungong Dugon

Photo by sara.htaik101
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Field Notes

Description:

The dugong is a large gray, marine animal. It has a fusiform body with no dorsal fins or hind fins.

Habitat:

A majority of them are found in the northern waters of Australia between Shark Bay and Moreton Bay.

Notes:

It mainly feeds on seagrass.

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Comments (2)

whoops my bad just saw that it was in Sydney!
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PublishedDecember 3, 2011

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