The Andaman coast was one of very few places in the world with a viable population but then dead dugongs began washing up. Now half have gone ...

A rescued baby dugong — a plant-eating marine mammal who looks a bit like a vacuum cleaner — is getting some TLC in captivity, as veterinarians take the unusual step of treating him away from his ...

Cuddles at feeding time are one of many techniques vets in Thailand are using to raise an orphaned baby dugong named Mariam, and which have helped spread interest in ocean conservation in the process.

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BANGKOK — A baby dugong, a large ocean mammal, that has developed an attachment to humans after being separated from its mother and getting lost off southern Thailand is being nurtured by marine ...

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Boaters off Indonesia saw a baby dugong swimming and seemingly playing with two adult dugongs in a first-of-its-kind sighting for the area. Screengrab from Kabola Fishermen’s Communication Forum/Engky ...

Off the coast of a small island in southern Indonesia, boaters watched the waves as some marine mammals approached the boat. They recognized one of the animals, but the others — including a baby — ...