A wild live dugong was found in Taiwan for the first time in 88 years, after it was accidentally caught by a fisher’s net on ...

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after encountering another dugong in the ocean. On Wednesday, Marium was moved to a nursery tank for close monitoring but died early on Saturday morning. Vets said the animal showed signs of shock ...

The dugong, an endangered marine animal species designated as a natural monument by the government of Japan, almost certainly inhabit broad areas of the Ryukyu Island chain in Okinawa Prefecture ...