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Precious few: Once the massive,
torpedo-shaped dugong swam in %F,10,g\herd%herds
of thousands throughout the coastal
waters of the Indian Ocean and off
the tropical shores of southern Asia
and Australia. Today, after years of
being hunted, these sea %F,10,h\mammal%mammals are
seen alone or in small numbers. Like
manatees--the only other %F,10,h\sirenian%sirenians
--dugongs breathe with nostrils, not
%F,10,g\blowhole%blowholes.