A rare fossil has provided a snapshot of what was an exceptionally unlucky day for a prehistoric sea cow. The now-extinct species of dugong, a manatee-like marine mammal, was swimming in the sea about ...

The fossil of an extremely unlucky dugong has been uncovered. The old sea cow had a pretty bad day about 20 million years ago when it was eaten by both a crocodile and a shark. This remarkable fossil ...

A dugong, also known as a sea cow, appeared several times in an “unusual” spot, prompting warnings from officials in Australia. The marine creature was spotted several times in the Tweed River since ...

This November, Pig the dugong celebrated his 21st birthday at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium. The birthday boy was presented with a bean sprout cake and new toy at a party thrown in his honor, complete with ...

Dugongs have been declared functionally extinct in Chinese waters. Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images Dugongs — the elusive sea cows said to have inspired ancient tales of mermaids — ...

When a farmer in Venezuela identified some unusual-looking rocks south of the city of Coro, he thought they were just that—strange stones. But when examined by paleontologists, his find revealed ...

Marium, an orphaned baby dugong, is internet famous in Thailand. The docile ocean mammal was spotted without a mother near the coast of Krabi, a popular beach destination in Southern Thailand, in ...

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“Rare sightings” of a “displaced” dugong, or sea cow, living in the Tweed River prompted a warning from officials to boaters to be careful. Photo from Ray Aucott via Unsplash A dugong, also known as a ...