1. Mountain Gorilla
2. Amur Leopard
3. Tasmanian Devil
4. Hawksbill Turtle
5. Giant Otter
6. Sumatran Elephant
7. Tapir
8. Red Panda
9. Black footed ferret
10. North Atlantic Right Whale
11. Giant Panda
12. Kakapo
13. Arroyo toad
14. Gharial
15. Black Rhino
16. Pangolin
17. Dugong
18. Sumatran Tiger
19. Orangutan
20. Narwhal
Mountain Gorilla

Mountain
Gorilla

The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN as of 2018.

Amur Leopard

Amur
Leopard

The Amur leopard is a leopard subspecies native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and northern China.

Tasmanian Devil

Tasmanian
Devil

The Tasmanian devil is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.

Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill
Turtle

The hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae.

Giant Otter

Giant
Otter

The giant otter or giant river otter is a South American carnivorous mammal.

Sumatran Elephant

Sumatran
Elephant

The Sumatran elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Tapir

Tapir

A tapir is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk.

Red Panda

Red
Panda

The red panda is a mammal species native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.

Black footed ferret

Black
footed
ferret

The black-footed ferret, also known as the American polecat or prairie dog hunter, is a species of mustelid native to central North America.

North Atlantic Right Whale

North
Atlantic
Right
Whale

The North Atlantic right whale is a baleen whale, one of three right whale species belonging to the genus Eubalaena, all of which were formerly classified as a single species.

Giant Panda

Giant
Panda

Pandas live mainly in temperate forests high in the mountains of southwest China, where they subsist almost entirely on bamboo.

Kakapo

Kakapo

The kakapo, also called owl parrot, is a species of large, flightless, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of the super-family Strigopoidea, endemic to New Zealand.

Arroyo toad

Arroyo
toad

The arroyo toad is a species of true toads in the family Bufonidae, endemic to California and Baja California state.

Gharial

Gharial

Gharial derives its name from ghara, an Indian word for pot because of a bulbous knob (narial excrescence) present at the end of their snout.

Black Rhino

Black
Rhino

Black rhinos are the smaller of the two African rhino species.

Pangolin

Pangolin

Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota.

Dugong

Dugong

The dugong is a medium-sized marine mammal.

Sumatran Tiger

Sumatran
Tiger

The Sumatran tiger is a population of Panthera tigris sondaica in the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Orangutan

Orangutan

Orangutans are great apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia.

Narwhal

Narwhal

The narwhal or narwhale is a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth.

About

  • Name:
    Dugong
  • Status:
    Vulnerable
  • Population:
    -
  • Height:
    nearly 10 feet
  • Weight:
    over 800 pounds
  • Places:
    Coastal East Africa, Coral Triangle
  • Habitat:
    Ocean Habitat

Dugongs are cousins of manatees and share a similar plump appearance, but have a dolphin fluke-like tail. And unlike manatees, which use freshwater areas, the dugong is strictly a marine mammal. Commonly known as "sea cows," dugongs graze peacefully on sea grasses in shallow coastal waters of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Why they matter

Dugongs have become an important tourist attraction. Tourists can swim with them or observe them from boats.

Dugong matters

Threats

Dugong under threat

Habitat Loss and Bycatch

Dugongs are threatened by sea grass habitat loss or degradation because of coastal development or industrial activities that cause water pollution. If there is not enough sea grass to eat then the dugong does not breed normally. This makes the conservation of their shallow water marine habitat very important. They also often become victims of bycatch, the accidental entanglement in fishing nets.

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