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The Sea Cow (Dugong dugon)

Thu, Oct 08

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The Sea Cow Dugong dugon are peaceful and tranquil animals. They appear fat, but are in fact fusiform (being they have a wide middle and taper at either end). They are hydrodynamic, and highly muscular, reaching up to 3 meters in length and weighing up to 500 kg.

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The Sea Cow (Dugong dugon)
The Sea Cow (Dugong dugon)

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Oct 08, 2020, 7:00 PM GMT+2

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About the Event

The Sea Cow Dugong dugon  are peaceful and tranquil animals. They  appear fat, but are in fact fusiform (being they have a wide middle and  taper at either end). They are hydrodynamic, and highly muscular, reaching up to 3 meters in length and weighing up to 500 kg. They are exclusively bottom feeders, primarily feeding on sea-grass and aquatic  vegetation which they uproot by digging  furrows in the seafloor with  their snouts. The species' preferred habitats include warm and shallow  coastal waters, with healthy ecosystems that support large amounts of vegetation.

In this webinar we'll introduce you to their ecology, habitats, aboundance, conservation status and the code of conduct and best practices for scuba diving, snorkelling and boating in their habitats.

Speaker: Ahmed Fouad

Founder of Red Sea Project / PADI Master Instructor and Commission Member of the World Commission on Protected Areas of the IUCN - the International Union for Conservation of Nature. specialties of Management Effectiveness Network, Marine Network, North Africa, West Asia and Middle East Region, Tourism and Protected Areas Network and IUCN WCPA-SSC Biodiversity and Protected Areas Network.

RED SEA PROJECT™

EDUCATION | OBSERVATION | CONSERVATION

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