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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Dewgong is based on | Dewgong is based on a {{wp|dugong}}. Its is of {{wp|Sirenia|the same order}} as the {{wp|manatee}}, which resides in the {{wp|Western Hemisphere}}. The four {{wp|Evolution of sirenians|known living members}} of the order all currently inhabit warm waters, a source of conflict with Dewgong's {{type|Ice}} affinity. However, an extinct closer evolutionary relative from the same family ({{wp|Dugongidae}}), the {{wp|Steller's sea cow}}, once existed in the cold Arctic waters of the {{wp|Bering Sea}}. While it is suggested that Dewgong is partially inspired by polar {{wp|earless seal}}s like the {{wp|harp seal}}, the {{wp|ringed seal}}, et al.; the {{wp|Evolution of sirenians#Fossil history|Sirenian fossil record}} suggests the prominence of enlarged incisors that are absent in the modern variants of the dugong, a feature that is noticeable in Dewgong. | ||
It may also draw inspiration from {{wp|narwhal}}s, a {{wp|toothed whale}} with a protruding tusk and lives in the {{wp|Arctic Ocean}}. | It may also draw inspiration from {{wp|narwhal}}s, a {{wp|toothed whale}} with a protruding tusk and lives in the {{wp|Arctic Ocean}}. | ||