giving birth underwater to one calf every three to seven years. LIFE CYCLE: Dugongs are long-lived with low reproductive rates, a long generation time, and a substantial investment in each offspring.

Spotting a mother dugong gracefully swimming with her calf in crystal-clear waters off the Australian coast is a rare and magical sight. Yet, earlier this month, a group of lucky travellers ...

The author, E.P. Brown, writes that the creature's devotion to its mates is only eclipsed by its commitment to its young, revealing that a mother dugong suckles its calf by holding the bub to the ...