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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Dewgong is based on the aquatic dwelling tropical mammal, the ''{{wp|dugong}}''. Its is of the same {{wp|Sirenia|order}} as the {{wp|manatee}}, which resides in the 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|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 | Dewgong is based on the aquatic dwelling tropical mammal, the ''{{wp|dugong}}''. Its is of the same {{wp|Sirenia|order}} as the {{wp|manatee}}, which resides in the 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|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|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. | ||
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