617K views · 993 reactions | The Dugong, or “Sea Cow”, is a herbivorous marine mammal that is the last representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae. This social, seagrass feeding mammal can live for over 70 years in the wild. However, for anthropogenic reasons, their population is in decline and the Dugong is threatened by extinction. #WildlifeWednesday  | Science Channel | Facebook

Dugongs are kind of like an adorable elephant-manatee-cow hybrid with a permanant smile. They eat sea grass all day, roll with a multispecies entourage and were once thought to be mermaids by sailors. Sadly, their populations are declining. #savethemermaids #savethedugong #dugong #seacows #okinawa #henoko | Center for Biological Diversity