Check out Mooncat's Deadly by Nature collection by clicking here: https://bit.ly/4tymOrE Dugongs are majestic, goofy, adorable, strange, and mysterious all at the same time. No wonder why they've been mistaken for mythical creatures. But behind the myth, there's fantastic animal full of amazing evolutionary adaptations that help it survive in lands of little food and lots of predators. This is the dugong. 00:00 Dugongs: The Truth Behind The Myth 00:41 What is a dugong? 01:21 Dugongs’ seagrass diet 02:24 Baby dugongs 04:42 Dugongs vs manatees 06:02 The mermaid connection 07:24 Dugong size and body 08:09 Smooth brain and memory 09:14 How dugongs eat 10:30 Dugongs are related to elephants 11:57 Evolution from land to sea 15:05 Massive digestive system 16:44 How dugongs sense the world 18:27 Massive dugong gatherings 21:16 Fish that follow dugongs 23:05 Baby dugong nursing 24:07 The extinct Steller’s sea cow 26:27 Why dugongs are vulnerable 28:10 Seagrass loss crisis 31:47 Dugongs extinct in China 33:06 Conservation success in Indonesia 34:36 Drones helping conservation 35:59 Why protecting dugongs matters 36:21 How people can help Animalogic: Examining the nature of the beast. From apex predators to the planet's strangest creatures, Animalogic goes deep into the science, behavior, and biology of the animal kingdom, one species at a time. ───────────────────────────── 📗 GET THE BOOK ───────────────────────────── "Strange Creatures" — animal facts and original illustrations from the Animalogic team: http://bit.ly/animalogicbook ───────────────────────────── JOIN THE COMMUNITY ───────────────────────────── 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@animalogic 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimalogicShow 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animalogicshow/ ───────────────────────────── SUPPORT ANIMALOGIC ───────────────────────────── 👕 Merch: https://bit.ly/3SXGrXL ❤️ Member perks: https://bit.ly/AnimalogicMembership 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animalogic ───────────────────────────── MORE FROM UNDERKNOWN ───────────────────────────── 🔬 What If – Science Hypotheticals: https://bit.ly/youtube-What-If 🧠 Aperture – Philosophy & Psychology: https://bit.ly/aperture-show 🆘 How to Survive – Survival Science: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show ───────────────────────────── 📩 Brand partnerships & collaborations: [email protected] Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com #seacow #animals #wildlife #nature #sea #wateranimals