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Dugongs, a member of the same animal order as three species of manatees, are a vulnerable species, most commonly found throughout Indonesia and Malaysia and along the northern coast of Australia ...

Dugongs are related to manatees, although they differ in their tail structure, Tseng added. They feed on seagrass and so mainly inhabit shallow waters in Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and Okinawa, meaning ...