The World's Biggest Dugong Health Check | FULL DOCUMENTARY | ABC iview

Dr Ann Jones joins scientists on their annual dugong health check. Stream all episodes now on ABC iview: https://ab.co/DrAnnsSecretLives Off the coast of Queensland, Australia, Dr Ann takes part in the world's largest dugong health assessment. A critical mission to help save the species globally. She learns that many dugong secrets can be found in their poo! --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 – Searching for Dugongs 01:30 – Underwater Dugong Health Check 05:00 – Tracking Dugongs From The Air 08:27 – What's Involved In Protecting Dugongs 14:19 – Dugong Health Check and Assessment 16:28 – Collecting Samples and Data Importance 18:45 – Exploring Seagrass Meadows 22:17 – Dugong Feeding and Ecosystem Role 24:53 – Female Dugong Capture and Examination 27:23 – EXCITING Discovery --------------------------------------------------------------- This documentary was first broadcast in 2025 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. #Dugongs #Science #ScienceWeek #Documentary #Australia Subscribe: https://ab.co/2YFO4Go Like:   / abcscience   Follow:   / abchealth   --------------------------------------------------------------- This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Please see the ABC Online Terms of Use for the reasons why we may remove content from this page, or ban people: http://about.abc.net.au/terms-of-use/