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West indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

Photo by msp05f
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Field Notes

Description:

Big gentle marine mammal with grey wrinkly skin, dark beady eyes, scars on its back, and a light coating of green algae.

Habitat:

Spring fed river

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Manatees of Florida
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Preserve Florida's Water
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PublishedMarch 7, 2013

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