The Dugong Strikes Three

 Dugong
(this one is male
not the species, but the tale)
 
The dugong’s a fascinatingly different fellow
He swims effortlessly in waters shellow
Munching and brunching on crunchy sea grass
And, boy, does he need a lot of biomass!
 
He belongs to the animalia order, Sirenia
That have been around for, well…., millennia
And is related to the family of manatees, no doubt
But what makes him different is that deflected snout
 

And a flipper that is short and a body so slim
(Did I just say that? Am I horribly dim?)
But a Sirenian specialist said once on a whim,
That the dugong is a manatee that goes to the gym!
 
Good news! Protect dugong turf and bring sea ghass back
That is an awesome step along the climate track
But. 
But.
But I have a grouse and a reason for my whines
So, this para has an added two lines.
Naming this fellow a sea-cow is WRONG
A cow should be named a land-dugong. 
 
Moral: ghass isn’t ghastly.  Says so a veggie.