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A dugong has a nose flap but the manatee does not. And the manatee cannot stay as long as the dugong can
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Another clear distinction between a dugong and a manatee is the tail. Manatees tails are more rounded like a paddle, whereas a dugongs tail looks more like the flukes of a whale.
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∙ 12y agoTo determine the sex of dugongs, you would have to look at the distance between the genital and anal slits. On a female dugong the slits are adjacent to each other, whilst a males are further apart.
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∙ 13y agoThe walrus is slightly larger than the manatee. Manatees are more closely related to elephants than any other living animal.
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∙ 13y agoNo, dudgongs and manatees are slightly different. A manatee's tail is rounded like a spoon, and a dugong's tail is fluked like a whale's.
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∙ 12y agoA clear distinction between a dugong and a manatee is the tail. Manatees tails are more rounded like a paddle, whereas the dugongs tail looks more like the flukes of a whale.
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Is a Dugong type of Manatee?
NO!!!!!!! a dugong is related to a manatee and a sea cow but they are not the same thing
The dugong is closely related to which animal?
The dugong is closely related to the manatee.
What is the old dolphin in the telus dolphin commercial?
Either a Manatee or a Dugong.
What are two marine mammals that graze on sea grass?
The Manatee and the Dugong.
Is the dugong a Antarctica animal?
No, dugongs are related to the manatee, and they prefer warmer waters.
What is a Florida manatee's scientific name?
sea cows i think Answer 2 Dugong
What is difference between a dolphin and manatee?
a dorsal fin
What is the difference between dolphins and a manatee?
a dorsal fin
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Endangered Species List which of the Manatee species is listed as endangered?
The Manatee species listed as "endangered" by the US Fish and Wildlife Services, Endangered Species List are the following; * Amazonian manatee-- Trichechus inunguis * West Indian manatee--Trichechus manatus * Dugong--Dugong dugon For more details, please see the sites listed below.
What marine life animals are herbivores?
Manatee, Dugong, Green Sea Turtle, and Parrot Fish
What is the gentle mammal that belongs to order sirenia?
The order Sirenia includes only the Dugong and three or four species of manatees (the Dwarf Manatee may or may not be a separate species).
Do manatees have fingernails?
All species of manatee have fingernails, apart from the the Amazonian manatee and the dugong, they do not have fingernails.
