Wildest Safari

Now we take safari of a marine life of  India and start our journey with "The Pokémon character- Dugong"   Introduction The Dugong is a medium-sized marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae.   It's closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow, was hunted to extinction in the 18th century. The dugong is the only strictly marine herbivorous mammal. Physical Characteristics The fully-grown adult dugong can grow up to a length of 3 meters. The weight of the adult dugong is between 231 and 499 kilograms. The dugong has an elongated snout which faces downwards, an enormous, bristly upper lip, used to strip sea grass leaves or snuffle up rhizomes from the sea floor.  Adult males and some females even have short tusks. Special valves in the nose keep the nostrils closed while underwater.   The dugong has ...