There truly are some amazing creatures on our planet, and the dugong is no different. #WildestIslandsOfIndonesia | Discovery Channel UK

🎥: bugDreamer.com // The dugong is one of 4 living species of the order Sirenia, along with 3 manatee species. Sirenians are the only herbivores among marine mammals. They are classified in the clade Paenungulata, alongside the elephants and the hyraxes, and evolved in the Eocene 50 million years ago. Meaning, their closest relatives are actually land-dwelling creatures rather than marine mammals! | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR

A Dugong has been sighted in the central South China Sea for the first time in three decades. The Dugong is one of the oldest marine mammal species on Earth. #Dugong #MarineLife #SouthChinaSea | China Xinhua News

Tamil Nadu is set to establish India’s first Dugong Conservation Centre at Manora in Thanjavur district to strengthen long-term protection, as a Wildlife Institute of India survey estimates 270 dugongs along the state’s coast, confirming a stable, breeding population. Source: Supriya Sahu IAS (X) #DTNext #TamilNadu #India #Thanjavur #Dugong #Marine #Wildlife ( Wildlife Institute of India, Dugong Conservation Centre, Dugong Recovery Programme) | DTNext