The Insane Biology Of The Sea Cow
Dugongs are majestic, goofy, adorable, strange, and mysterious all at the same time. No wonder why they've been mistaken for mythical creatures. Behind the myth, there's a fantastic animal full of amazing evolutionary adaptations that help it survive in lands of little food and lots of predators. This is the dugong.
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Timeline
00:00:Dugongs: The Truth Behind The Myth
00:41:What is a dugong?
01:21:Dugongs’ seagrass diet
02:24:Baby dugongs
04:42:Dugongs vs manatees
06:02:The mermaid connection
07:24:Dugong size and body
08:09:Smooth brain and memory
09:14:How dugongs eat
10:30:Dugongs are related to elephants
11:57:Evolution from land to sea
15:05:Massive digestive system
16:44:How dugongs sense the world
18:27:Massive dugong gatherings
21:16:Fish that follow dugongs
23:05:Baby dugong nursing
24:07:The extinct Steller’s sea cow
26:27:Why dugongs are vulnerable
28:10:Seagrass loss crisis
31:47:Dugongs extinct in China
33:06:Conservation success in Indonesia
34:36:Drones helping conservation
35:59:Why protecting dugongs matters
36:21:How people can help