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About The Dugong: Nature's Mystery Mermaid (Wildlife Documentary)

Australia is fortunate to have the largest Dugong population in the world. Ben Cropp meets with scientists and experts from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park authority to determine the cause, their concern, and their proposals to reduce the carnage. Content licensed by Espresso Media to Little Dot Studios.

The Dugong: Nature's Mystery Mermaid (Wildlife Documentary) is presented by Real Wild. Its listed runtime is 52 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a nature & environment documentary, The Dugong: Nature's Mystery Mermaid (Wildlife Documentary) uses dugong, nature, mystery as its central frame. Nature films connect close observation with larger environmental systems. Consider habitat, seasonal change, human activity and the limits of what a single location can demonstrate about a global ecological issue.

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Title
The Dugong: Nature's Mystery Mermaid (Wildlife Documentary)
Runtime
52 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
Real Wild

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