8月18日(水)雨
日本語名は海牛ですが、象に近い草食性の哺乳類。ジュゴンは熱帯アジアを中心に世界で約10万頭が生息。うち8万頭が豪州、残り2万頭が他の30余りの国々に少数ずつ分布。日本では乱獲と開発により現在では50頭以下。ケアンズ周辺の海にも多数生息。同じ海牛の仲間のマナティーは北米と南米に2万頭。ともに絶滅危惧種。
モンキーマイア
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Dugongs
Wed. August 18 : fine
They are called “sea cows” in Japan but they are actually herbivorous mammals, close kinship to elephants. There are 100,000 dugongs living in the world, mainly in tropical Asia. 80,000 of them live in Australia and other 20,000 lives in other 30 countries in small numbers each. As a result of the reckless hunting and development there are less than 50 remains in Japan. Many dugongs are living in the sea around Cairns, too. 20,000 manatees, the same group with dugongs are living in North and South America. Both of them are endangered species.
Monkeymia
日本語名は海牛ですが、象に近い草食性の哺乳類。ジュゴンは熱帯アジアを中心に世界で約10万頭が生息。うち8万頭が豪州、残り2万頭が他の30余りの国々に少数ずつ分布。日本では乱獲と開発により現在では50頭以下。ケアンズ周辺の海にも多数生息。同じ海牛の仲間のマナティーは北米と南米に2万頭。ともに絶滅危惧種。
モンキーマイア
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Dugongs
Wed. August 18 : fine
They are called “sea cows” in Japan but they are actually herbivorous mammals, close kinship to elephants. There are 100,000 dugongs living in the world, mainly in tropical Asia. 80,000 of them live in Australia and other 20,000 lives in other 30 countries in small numbers each. As a result of the reckless hunting and development there are less than 50 remains in Japan. Many dugongs are living in the sea around Cairns, too. 20,000 manatees, the same group with dugongs are living in North and South America. Both of them are endangered species.
Monkeymia
