SAMUTHIRAM PAZHAGU | SHOW ABOUT DUGONG | PART 02 | EPISODE 07

When you think of animals that are related to elephants, what comes to mind? What about a dugong, the Southeast Asian cousin of the manatee? This may not have been your first thought, but dugongs and manatees are actually very closely related to elephants! Though they are related to elephants, dugongs (and manatees) are sometimes referred to as sea cows because they graze on sea grass. The scientific name for the dugong is Dugong dugon.