It is rare to see a dugong, a threatened sea mammal, in southern Thailand’s shallow waters. But thanks to travel restrictions that have left popular travel spots empty, a large group of them recently made their presence known. Drone video released this week by Thailand’s Department of National Parks shows about 30 dugongs off Libong island. The animals were feeding on sea grass. Every so often, they came up to the surface of the water to breathe.
Title: Drop in Tourism Business Makes Space for Rare Sea Creatures
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4156/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Drop in Tourism Business Makes Space for Rare Sea Creatures ' data-article-id='4692'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10229'>It is rare to see a dugong, a threatened sea mammal, in southern Thailand’s shallow waters.</span> <span data-start-time='10229' data-end-time='22979'>But thanks to travel restrictions that have left popular travel spots empty, a large group of them recently made their presence known.</span> <span data-start-time='22979' data-end-time='36333'>Drone video released this week by Thailand’s Department of National Parks shows about 30 dugongs off Libong island.</span> <span data-start-time='36333' data-end-time='39792'>The animals were feeding on sea grass.</span> <span data-start-time='39792' data-end-time='45792'>Every so often, they came up to the surface of the water to breathe.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4156/C.jpg'/></div></div><div 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4156/because_it_is_mating_season.wav'><span>because it is mating season</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=14919 data-hint-location='36333' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4156/the_rare_sea_mammal_feeds_on__blank_.wav'>The rare sea mammal feeds on <span class='blank'>sea grass</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='sea grass'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4156/bananas.wav'><span>bananas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4156/coconuts.wav'><span>coconuts</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4156/rocks.wav'><span>rocks</span></div><div class='choice' 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