What Is Malaysia’s National Marine Animal?

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28-Aug-20 14:00

What Is Malaysia’s National Marine Animal?

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If you had to pick Malaysia's national marine animal, what would it be? With Merdeka Day coming up, we dive into Malaysia's marine world to find out if we could have a national marine animal and why we need to take action to preserve our marine environment.

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Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann, Sharmilla Ganesan, Dashran Yohan

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Categories: Environment, Science, Social Issues

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, Merdeka Day, marine animals, national marine animal, nature, marine environment,

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