wookie griff I'm not.... I just have a thing for people assuming things. Sorry you felt that way though =/ I didn't mean to make it sound like I'm being condescending... =)
In the Philippines, there's an "alamat" or a myth that dugongs are peaceful people that were stuck on a boat in the middle of the sea escaping from an attack from another tribe and became "mermaids", aka the dugongs. 😉
Kudos to Abu Dhabi Environment Agency headed by Secretary General Majid Al Mansouri for taking into account the conservation and protection of the gentle mammals of the sea. Keep up the good work Sir. I will do the same here in my Province at Leyte, Philippines should the population of these sea mammals will migrate/converge here in our waters by putting up a policy to declare the area as a sanctuary thereby educating also our populace the importance of these animals in the marine environment.....Mabuhay po kayo Sec Gen Mansouri!!!
The most closely related land animals that seals, sea lions, and the walrus are related to are dogs. Pinnipeds even evolved from them. The most closely related land animals that manatees and dugongs are related to are actually elephants.
I love how this video is entitled 'What is a dugong', but makes no attempt to answer that question. No discussion of it's kindred species or evolution. It is important to know how humans affect the environment and the creatures that inhabit it, but when I see 'What is a dugong', I expect more than just an environmental impact piece.
chem4swart thank you for voicing a concern a lot of us have. pity that with their massive resources and wasteful expenditure to promote shows or sponser questionable events .. still NatGeo isn't interested to do this little thing. i too wanted to show this to someone (senior citizens) who do not have english as a native tongue!
@@ishanprasad297 They kill them because they thought they were the mermaids that drowned their family (Most of the time) I have never heard of a Dugong Dish here. I only know they hunted down Dugong because of superstition. You can't also tell them to "Stop" or call them "Idiots". These people are just uneducated, and their primary education is passed down from generation to generation.
Sailors out there for a long time... drunk & longing... hallucination & illusions mixed with desire & passion are perfect combinations for mermaid existence.
Sleeping" is done in short bursts. Much like many marine animals - such as dolphins - dugongs never fall asleep completely the way humans do. Their "sleep" is more like a trance or a doze during which they rest parts of their brain but are never completely unconscious.
It’s great to know that the Arab government is actively educating kids on the importance of caring for marine life & are working to repair the damage caused by economic construction & expansion. A lesson China continues to fail, due to a lack of empathy & education of environmental concerns.
I love How everyone that Leaves a comment about Dugong. Is Pokemon related, I have to admit I also wanted to leave a pokemon related comment once i saw the title :)
I don't know if u care or not anymore or if u figured it out already. A manatee has a round tail fun while a Dugongs tail fin resembles more of a dolphins. their snout is different also.
