Dugong Tesikah Pearson CONTENTS PAGE What dugongs eat
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Dugong Tesikah Pearson
!!!CONTENTS PAGE!!! What dugongs eat? n Where do dugongs live? n What are dugongs diet? n How much can dugong weigh how long can they grow? n Social behavior? n Numbers and location of dugongs? n Dugongs Breeding? n
What does dugong eat? Fishes n crab n squid n octopus n seaweed n sea grass n
Where do dugong live? n Warm, shallow, coastal waters. Where the river meets.
What are dugongs diet? n n They eat only plants such as the water hyacinth and algae. Sea grass beds are important feeding grounds for them.
How much can dugong weigh and how long can they grow? n n Dugongs are large, gentle animals that spend their whole lives in the water. Dugongs can grow to be as long a 13 feet and can weigh up to 3, 500 pounds that about the size of a mini-bus.
Dugongs social behavior? n n Dugongs are not possessive about territory like other animals{such as dogs}. They are not aggressive in any way and do not fight with each other.
Numbers and location of an dugong? n The largest remaining dugong population in the world. In 1991 the northern Australia population was estimated at approximately 70, 000 {? ? } with 12, 500 in the Torres strait.
Dugongs breeding? n Female dugongs give birth underwater to a single calf every 3 to 7 years. birth takes place in shallow water and the baby dugong is able to swim to the top of the water.
Habitat n Dugongs are endangered species and may become exstinct unless we conserve their habitat and prevent pollution and unsustainable human intrusion. The establishment of marine parks, which include seagrass beds and ensure the survival of this timid animal are essential.
Where are dugongs found? n Dugongs are found in indo pacific region, ranging from the western pacific to the red sea. In total, they are found in 43 countries, including Eritrea. On the other hand, they are totally absent from the Caribbean, Atlantic ocean, the Mediterranean, and seas in temperate latitudes.
Dugongs features n Length: up to 3 meters {adults}weight 400 kg. Colour: light brown to light Grey on upper back, paler underneath Identifying features: no dorsal fins, fluked tail, males have two tusks, large head with specially modified mouth {bristles} used to locate seagrass in turbid waters. moves slowly gracefully and is very shy.
