Guest guest Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Dead dugong causes stir - New Straits Times 25 Jan 2007 LANGKAWI: The discovery of a dead dugong on the coast of Pulau Tuba, near here, is causing a stir not only among the locals but also in the research community. After years of failing to get a single sighting of the animal, yesterday's discovery at least confirmed that there were dugongs in the waters here. A fisherman found the carcass floating in the mangrove swamp of Lubok Cempedak in Pulau Tuba, a small populated island off Kuah town here in the morning. The 100kg carcass, which had shallow scratches on its body, was taken by boat to Kuah where it was later stored at the Langkawi Underwater World. The animal, measuring 190cm, was still bleeding from its mouth when it was found. Langkawi fisheries head Badeli Hassan said a post-mortem would be conducted by an expert from the Turtle and Marine Eco-system Centre in Rantau Abang, Dungun. Meanwhile, islander Mohd Ratu Mansur, 30, who helped retrieve the carcass, said the locals here initially thought the animal was a seal. " We didn't know it was a dugong as we've never seen one before. Then I remembered watching a programme about the dugong which was found in Johor. " Maybe it got lost here as I've never heard local folk talking about any dugong sightings before, " he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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