Australia’s Shark Bay is home to over 10,000 dugongs it seems like a perfect
10,000 dugongs it seems like a perfect
10,000 dugongs it seems like a perfect spot for these air-breathing herbivores
spot for these air-breathing herbivores
spot for these air-breathing herbivores the water is shallow and peppered with
the water is shallow and peppered with
the water is shallow and peppered with beds of seagrass the dugongs main source
beds of seagrass the dugongs main source
beds of seagrass the dugongs main source of food biologist Erin were Singh has
of food biologist Erin were Singh has
of food biologist Erin were Singh has come here from Canada to study the
come here from Canada to study the
come here from Canada to study the dugong we know almost nothing about its
dugong we know almost nothing about its
dugong we know almost nothing about its habitat use patterns its feeding habits
habitat use patterns its feeding habits
habitat use patterns its feeding habits and the way it gets along with some of
and the way it gets along with some of
and the way it gets along with some of its major predators like tiger sharks
its major predators like tiger sharks
its major predators like tiger sharks the tiger shark a beautiful agile and
the tiger shark a beautiful agile and
the tiger shark a beautiful agile and powerful hunter is the one thing that
powerful hunter is the one thing that
powerful hunter is the one thing that keeps Shark Bay from being a paradise
keeps Shark Bay from being a paradise
keeps Shark Bay from being a paradise for the slow-moving dugongs named for
for the slow-moving dugongs named for
for the slow-moving dugongs named for their stripes tiger sharks are massive
their stripes tiger sharks are massive
their stripes tiger sharks are massive warm water predators capable of growing
warm water predators capable of growing
warm water predators capable of growing over 14 feet long and reaching weights
over 14 feet long and reaching weights
over 14 feet long and reaching weights of 2,000 pounds seems like a bit of a
of 2,000 pounds seems like a bit of a
of 2,000 pounds seems like a bit of a mismatch for the smaller dugongs which
mismatch for the smaller dugongs which
mismatch for the smaller dugongs which are more closely related to the elephant
are more closely related to the elephant
are more closely related to the elephant than to other seafaring mammals like
than to other seafaring mammals like
than to other seafaring mammals like seals and walruses and there’s a very
seals and walruses and there’s a very
seals and walruses and there’s a very interesting race going on right here in
interesting race going on right here in
interesting race going on right here in Shark Bay between dugongs and tiger
Shark Bay between dugongs and tiger
Shark Bay between dugongs and tiger sharks to get a closer look at that race
sharks to get a closer look at that race
sharks to get a closer look at that race from the perspective of the dugongs our
from the perspective of the dugongs our
from the perspective of the dugongs our team deploys some critter cams
the team is eager to learn what they can
the team is eager to learn what they can about how these clumsy looking
about how these clumsy looking
about how these clumsy looking vegetarians managed to evade the tiger
vegetarians managed to evade the tiger
vegetarians managed to evade the tiger sharks there are a few surprises in
sharks there are a few surprises in
sharks there are a few surprises in store the dugongs are going much deeper
store the dugongs are going much deeper
store the dugongs are going much deeper than Aaron thought but there’s not
than Aaron thought but there’s not
than Aaron thought but there’s not nearly as much food down here as there
nearly as much food down here as there
nearly as much food down here as there is in the shallower waters still the
is in the shallower waters still the
is in the shallower waters still the critter camp
critter camp
critter camp team believes that feeding at greater
team believes that feeding at greater
team believes that feeding at greater depth may be how the dugongs managed to
depth may be how the dugongs managed to
depth may be how the dugongs managed to evade the Sharks shallow water means
evade the Sharks shallow water means
evade the Sharks shallow water means tiger sharks so dugongs do a lot of
tiger sharks so dugongs do a lot of
tiger sharks so dugongs do a lot of their foraging in deep water where the
their foraging in deep water where the
their foraging in deep water where the tiger sharks don’t hunt another of
tiger sharks don’t hunt another of
tiger sharks don’t hunt another of nature’s mystery solved
nature’s mystery solved
nature’s mystery solved thanks to a dedicated team of scientists
thanks to a dedicated team of scientists
thanks to a dedicated team of scientists and Crittercam
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