Sentences with phrase «find dugongs»
Today you can find dugongs grazing along seaweed patches off Dugong Beach on Whitsunday Island, near Claireview in Mackay and further south in the protected waters of Pumicestone Passage in the Bribie Island Recreation Area.
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The marine fauna and flora are generally the same as that found throughout the Indo Pacific area, though species richness is very high, notable marine mammals include blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) and sperm whale (Physeter catodon) as well as 10 species of dolphin, dugong (Dugong dugon) and five species of sea turtles.»
You'll find 50 pristine beaches, 45 islands, five types of forest, limestone cliffs similar to Ha Long Bay in Vietnam and plenty of endemic animal and floral species here, including dugongs and dolphins.
In many of the freshwater lakes a unique species of tortoise can be found, while the water that surrounds the island is home to dugong's, dolphins and turtles.
Turtle and dugong were hunted seasonally, and eels, tortoises, waterfowl and eggs were found in waterways.
In addition, a unique species of tortoise can be found in many of the freshwater lakes, while the warm waters surrounding the island attract dugong, dolphins and turtles.
The Sydney Aquarium is home to a variety of creatures you'd be hard - pressed to find elsewhere, such as dugongs and platypuses.
Cross the Pumistone Passage (with views up to Glass House Mountains on the left and dugongs and dolphins below) to find yourself in a sleepy seaside community.
If you find yourself in Hervey Bay outside of whale season, you can still head out for a half - day tour to watch pods of dolphins frolic along the coast of the Great Sandy Strait (if you're lucky, you might even spot some turtles and dugongs!).
Rooted in myth and mystery, this siren figure — evocative of a mermaid — references both the dugong, an endangered relative of the manatee found in warm coastal waters from East Africa to Australia, and the East African folkloric legend of the half woman, half sea creature who entices and eludes (nguva in Swahili).
Even there the response may be inadequate, for a right to fish and to hunt dugong and turtle will not be worth much if fish stocks are dwindling and there are fewer and fewer dugong and turtle to be found.