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West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

Photo by Ryan.Champiny
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27.2771, -82.5515

Field Notes

Description:

the Florida Manatee is a subspecies of this type of manatee

Habitat:

the florida manatee lives in the coastal and intercoastal waters of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico

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West Indian Manatee

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Comments (2)
LarryGraziano
Can you add this to the mission Endangered Species of the World? http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/13996003 Nice shot!
p.young713
This would be a great addition to the Florida Manatee mission! Please consider joining! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8472...

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PublishedJuly 27, 2011

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