1. Dugong Dugon

3. *Pregnant for 13-14 months *Give Birth to one calf every 3-5 years

4. *Eats Sea grasses *Predators are crocodiles, killer whales, and sharks *1 st level consumer

5. *Get caught in nets *Boat trafficking *Poachers

6. *Needs sea grasses (biotic) *Needs salt water (abiotic) *Needs oxygen (abiotic)

7. *Limited food, human interactions, parasites, disease, and cyclones are examples of limiting factors that limit the Dugong population. *Unknown population number

8. Adaptations: *Flippers prop up Dugong while feeding *Valve-like nostrils at tip of snout help the Dugong expose as little as possible of itself when it comes up to the surface for air *Dolphin-like tail helps it swim away from predators

9. My species is a butterfly species

10. Bibliography. "Dugongs." World Wild Life. World Wild Life, n.d. Web. 28 Jan 2013.. Marsh, H. 2008. Dugong dugon. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.. Downloaded on 29 January 2013.www.iucnredlist.org Jeff, Ripple. Manatees and Dugongs of the World. Stillwater, Minnesota: Voyageur Press, 1999. Print. Pictures from Encyclopedia of life