The dugong is a marine organism that has similar looks as a manatee. Dugongs live in a pack so they have more of a chance of catching food, keeping predators away, and living. A pack of dugongs can vary from two individuals, to 200 individuals. Dugongs like their peace and when they are disturbed, the organism will swim away frantically from the source. Dugongs are a semi-nomadic species. That means that they will migrate occasionally That can also means that they will migrate many miles to find a specific seagrass bed. Seagrass is their primary feeding source, and if they run out of it at one specific territory, they will move on to claim their next territory. During mating season the male dugongs defend an area from other male dugongs. This is a courtship behavior that the males display to impress the females of the species. The males are very aggressive and compete violently against each other to mate with the females. (By Julian)
Have you ever see a dugong?
ReplyDeleteCool to know that the dugong can travel in a group of 200 individuals!!! That a lot of dugongs
ReplyDeleteI have seen dugongs at an aquarium, and I have seen a documentary about them.
ReplyDeleteIt is really amazing that dugongs travel in groups from 2 to 200!
ReplyDeleteWhere do these dugongs live? Are they big like manatees?
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