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Dugongs: Elephants of the sea

See the elusive dugongs of Moreton Bay in action.

THE SEA-GRASS plains of Moreton Bay, off the coast of Queensland, is home to one of Australia’s largest populations of dugong.

To find out more about dugongs, grab a copy of issue 118 (Jan/Feb 2014) of Australian Geographic.

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