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The dugong (/ ˈ d (j) uː ɡ ɒ ŋ /; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal.It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees.It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.
M. arctodites was named in 1994 by Aranda-Manteca, Domning and Barnes based on three specimens found in California and Baja California, constituting the first valid record of this genus from the north-eastern Pacific. [5] The most recently described species is Metaxytherium albifontanum, described in 2014 by Jorge Vélez-Juarbe and Daryl P ...
In other dugong populations in western and eastern Australia, there is evidence that dugongs actively seek out large invertebrates. [ 39 ] Populations of Amazonian manatees become restricted to lakes during the July–August dry season when water levels begin to fall, and are thought to fast during this period.
A fossil reveals how a now-extinct species of dugong was swimming in the sea about 15 million years ago when it was preyed upon by a crocodile and a tiger shark.
One species of right whale occurs in California's waters. North Pacific right whale, Eubalaena japonica (vagrant) Order: Cetacea Family: Delphinidae. Twelve species of dolphins occur in California's waters. Short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis [1] Long-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus capensis [2] Short-finned pilot whale ...
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Authorities seized 250 roosters, a fighting ring with a scoreboard, about 24 firearms from a large safe and steel talons — typically placed on the bird’s claw during fights, cops said.
A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) A leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx). Marine mammals are mammals that rely on marine (saltwater) ecosystems for their existence. They include animals such as cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and walruses), sirenians (manatees and dugongs), sea otters and polar bears.