Dugongs

Dugongs are mammals and mothers feed their young on milk from teats located just behind their 'armpits'. Mother and calf can then both feed at the same time. The adults graze on seagrasses that usually don't grow in the surf zone, but further offshore. These areas are nurseries for many fish and prawns, but have been heavily trawled for banana prawns in the Mission Beach area. Happily, the Mission Beach area was closed to trawling in 2002, and we look forward to seeing a return of the seagrass meadows and an increase in dugong numbers.

(so that's what a dugong is)