An eight-month-old dugong nurtured by marine experts after it was found lost near a beach in southern Thailand has died of what biologists believe was a combination of shock and ingesting plastic ...

A baby dugong named Marium captured our hearts, then died because of our plastic. ... She quickly became the cute face of conservation efforts in Thailand. Four months later, ...

Though dugongs are protected in the US under the Endangered Species Act, some are still killed by motorboat collisions and poachers. There are about 100,000 dugongs left, the majority in ...

A beloved dugong that went viral in Thailand has died with a stomach full of plastic waste, officials announced Saturday. The 8-month-old animal was being cared for by marine experts after being ...

An orphaned baby dugong that attained celebrity status in Thailand has died with plastic waste lining its stomach, prompting a surge of mourning on the internet. The female dugong, named Marium ...

Cutestuff brings you the dugong in a series spotlighting unusual animals, where we ask: is this creature cute or weird? The dugong is a large sea mammal, sometimes called a sea cow, which grazes ...

Marium, an orphaned baby dugong, is internet famous in Thailand. The docile ocean mammal was spotted without a mother near the coast of Krabi, a popular beach destination in Southern Thailand ...

Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. BANGKOK — A baby dugong that has developed an attachment to humans after being separated from its mother and getting ...

(CBS) — A beloved dugong that went viral in Thailand has died with a stomach full of plastic waste, officials announced Saturday. The 8-month-old animal was being cared for by marine experts ...