at 2nd dive, Cha Cha 2 point, 1st of April (It's real, not april fool joke, hahaha)
I was just talking to the guests two days ago about the dugong when/where they can normally see this wonderful creature. Could not have been better timing, but actually who saw the dugong today, was the other guests on our 2nd boat. What can I say....? It is not easy to make everybody happy... umm....
All guests except one, who had video camera, saw the dugong eating sea grass on the shallow reef at Cha Cha2 point. so no picture of the today's dugong again.
This one I took at same Cha Cha 2 point while I was snorkeling on 2006.
***Dugong***
"The dugong (Dugong dugon) is a large marine mammal which, together with the manatees, is one of four living species of the order Sirenia. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century. It is also the only sirenian in its range, which spans the waters of at least 37 countries throughout the Indo-Pacific, though the majority of dugongs live in the northern waters of Australia between Shark Bay and Moreton Bay. The dugong is the only strictly marine herbivorous mammal, as all species of manatee use fresh water to some degree." ---- from Wikipedia
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