Manatees/Dugongs

Chordates

________: Animals that have at least some stage development, dorsally situated central nervous system and gill slits that include vertebrates, lancelets, and tunicates.

Aquatic mammal

________ found on the coasts of the Indian Ocean from eastern Africa to northern Australia.

Whole head

What is wrinkled with whiskers on the snout? Answer with a single words or term.

Dugongs

________ can also live in shallow waters.

Lungs of manatees dugongs

________ are flattened, elongated, and extended horizontally along the back almost to the anus.

Circulatory system

________ transports heat /regulates body temperature.

Manatees

________ known as "sea cows.

Manatees Dugong

________ are large, gray aquatic mammals.

Tetrapods

What are mammals with four limbs? Answer with a single words or term.

Monogastric

________: Having a stomach with only a single compartment.

Manatee Dugong hair

________ known as "tactile hairs, "the tiny hairs are distributed sparsely all over their body.

Dugongs

________ live in the Pacific /Indian Oceans.

Manatees dugongs

________ have closed circulatory system (they can't go long without oxygen from the surface)