Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Dugong
The Correct Answer is Dugong.
- State Animal of Andaman and Nicobar is Dugong.
- Dugong, an endangered marine mammal, also known as Sea Cow, is only a strictly marine mammal, which is herbivorous.
- It mainly feeds on sea-grass and other aquatic vegetation.
- The dugong is distributed in shallow tropical waters in Indo-Pacific Region.
- The animal is about the three-meter length and weighs about 400 kg.
- In India Dugong is reported from the Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Mannar, Palk Bay, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- Within A&N Islands Dugong has been reported from Ritchie”s Archipelago, North Reef, Little Andaman, and parts of Nicobars.
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