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Dugong

මුහුදු ඌරා கடற்பசு

Dugong dugon

Vulnerable

Dugong
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Overview

A gentle seagrass-grazing ‘sea cow’ of the shallow Gulf of Mannar and Kalpitiya waters. Dugongs are now rare in Sri Lanka because of fishing nets and seagrass loss.

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