# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C0y2B1Uq2Di
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73496023-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e0c8f5362c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-12-14T10:00:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Did you know that dugongs are related to elephants?

They are cousins of manatees, both of which are more closely related to elephants than they are to other marine mammals like dolphins or whales.

#EarthCapture by kylesoto
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#Dugong #Manatee #Elephant #AmazingAnimals

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## Tags

amazinganimals, manatee, earthcapture, elephant, dugong

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