The animals grow up to 9 feet long, weigh up to 1,000 pounds and can live as long as 70 years. The Okinawa dugong, a genetically isolated population inhabiting the waters east of Okinawa, are ...

Diet discussions on the draft of the animal protection law in 1973 tackled live shows in Okinawa featuring fights between highly venomous “habu” vipers native to the island prefecture and ...