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Dugong
The dugong is a large marine mammal, one of four living species of the order Sirenia…
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Hello there! My name is Dugong. I live in the warm, shallow waters of the big, blue ocean. I am a big, gentle animal, and some people say I look like a swimming potato with a mermaid's tail! My skin is grey and smooth, and I use my strong, flat tail to swish-swish-swish through the water.
My favorite thing to do is eat! I am primarily herbivorous, mainly eating seagrass, but I occasionally consume invertebrates. I love to munch and crunch on yummy seagrass all day long. I use my strong snout to nibble the grass from the ocean floor. Because I love grazing on grass so much, people call me a 'sea cow'. Mooooo!
My munching is a very important job. When I eat the seagrass, I am like a lawnmower for the ocean, keeping the seagrass meadows neat and healthy. This helps make a happy, healthy home for all the other little fish and sea creatures who live there too. I am a helpful gardener of the sea, and that is my special role in our amazing ocean world.
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Hello there! My name is Dugong. I live in the warm, shallow waters of the big, blue ocean. I am a big, gentle animal, and some people say I look like a swimming potato with a mermaid's tail! My skin is grey and smooth, and I use my strong, flat tail to swish-swish-swish through the water.
My favorite thing to do is eat! I am primarily herbivorous, mainly eating seagrass, but I occasionally consume invertebrates. I love to munch and crunch on yummy seagrass all day long. I use my strong snout to nibble the grass from the ocean floor. Because I love grazing on grass so much, people call me a 'sea cow'. Mooooo!
My munching is a very important job. When I eat the seagrass, I am like a lawnmower for the ocean, keeping the seagrass meadows neat and healthy. This helps make a happy, healthy home for all the other little fish and sea creatures who live there too. I am a helpful gardener of the sea, and that is my special role in our amazing ocean world.
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The dugong is a large marine mammal, one of four living species of the order Sirenia, and is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae. It is a herbivore that specializes in seagrass, earning it the nickname 'sea cow'.
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